Assessment Description

Literacy is an essential skill needed to participate in today’s world. However, human brains are not naturally wired to read. Learning to read is not an automatic process like learning to talk. Children must be explicitly taught to read and write. As reading is mastered, changes in the brain occur.

Educators must understand where young readers may be showing signs of difficulty due to a disability or other health concern that may be inhibiting the brain from learning and be equipped to support students’ literacy development.

Create a 10-12 slide digital presentation for teachers-in-training describing how the brain learns to read based on the science of reading research. Include an explanation of key components of each of the following theoretical models of reading development and how young learners move through the phases of each theorical model as they develop proficient reading skills:
• The Simple View of Reading
• Scarborough’s Reading Rope
• Four-Part Processor Model
• Carol Tolman’s Hourglass
• Ehri’s Phases

Include a title page, presenter’s notes, and reference page.
Support your presentation with 2-3 scholarly resources.
The digital presentation should include graphics that are relevant to the content, visually appealing, and use space appropriately.
While APA format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite Technical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.

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