What positive impact on students have you observed that is a direct result of the new ideas you’ve implemented in your literacy instruction?

Positive impact	New idea
Students are:
looking forward to daily activities	Use of word wall
taking responsibility for their learning, staying on task, eager to learn, improving their spelling grades	Use of literacy centers and word wall
engaged in higher level activities at centers	Literacy centers (clarified through book study)
loving the writing center, becoming better spellers earlier in the year	Literacy centers which include spelling
writing with meaning	Implementation of writing ideas
reading independently	Guided reading strategies
making improvement	One-on-one time in guided reading
reading at increasingly higher levels
talking about literature and making connections
paying more attention to details
accountable for their learning, developing a closer relationship with the teacher
sharing books, making book recommendations, taking responsibility for their learning	Reading response journals
being immersed in authentic literacy activities
comparing their lives with those of the characters they are reading	Reading response journals
reading on their own level, happy about reading, fully engaged during guided reading, transferring new learning to independent writing	Guided reading, mini-lessons
interacting with the books they read
working in small groups
using literacy centers, constructively occupied during independent work time	Literacy centers
having fun	Spelling, word pattern work
adapting to learning about different genres	Journals and reading response logs
receiving extra help without having to take time out of the regular schedule	Guided reading
concentrating on fluency, incorporating the Six Traits into their writing
improving self esteem with growth in benchmark TAKS scores	Guided reading
enjoying reading a variety of books
positive and willing to participate in group discussions