To-with-by+supports+literacy


 * The instruction of the to-with-by model developed by Margaret Mooney helps support early literacy development. The to-with-by is a strategy that allows for slow elimination of teacher control in literacy. To is reading to a child through interactive read alouds which allow the students to understand how to read by modeling from the teacher. The children learn how reading is supposed to sound like which deals with phonology and syntax as well as modeling think aloud reading strategies which helps build semantic, pragmatic, and discourse learning. The with is when the teacher is with the student during reading such as a shared reading. As a teacher during the with, it is important to ask students to get engaged at certain points to develop sense of syntax or structure. Reading to and with students is essential because it helps students develop strategies and skills to be able to read and comprehend. The by is when a student independently reads. It is important to allot a lot of time to independent reading so students can apply what they learned about. This model supports early literacy because literacy needs to be taught in different steps. By reading to the students at first the teacher has the control and is able to teach students about literacy through modeling. Then the with is allowing the students to be engaged and develop more strategies of reading as the teacher's control is slowly being eliminated. Lastly the by is the last step in this model to help early literacy development and with ample as well as good instruction of to and with the students will be able to read independently successfully without relying on the teacher.**

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