Barr (2001) noted that the absence of teachers' voices in the literature became a catalyst for his thinking and confirmed his belief that there was still much to be learned about teachers and their teaching of reading. The National Reading Panel Report (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 2000) summarized several decades of scientific research that clearly shows effective reading instruction addresses five critical areas: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Reading Comprehension. Best (2018) supports this notion in a statement where reading skills are said to be built on the five components.

These components work together to create strong, rich, and reliable reading abilities, but they're often taught separately or in uneven distribution.

set up an e-Portfolio where you will provide the following:

Use illustrations and accessible YouTube links where applicable. Write the description in few lines. Provide a critical view i. Complete the e-Portfolio

- A Briefly researched background information on Guyana's Literacy Hour or Literacy Studies (time-table subjects). Identify a topic that will assist in the execution of the stage that follows. - Specific objectives to teach each of the five components (knowledge, skills, and values).

- A description of an innovative hook/prompter to introduce the lesson.

- Examples of resources and technology to be used in the teaching of the five reading components.

- Explain four points to express your critical view on the effectiveness of the five components.