Reading Instruction: A Historical Timeline 1700s–mid-1800s: Children are taught to read through memorization of the alphabet, practice with sound-letter correspondences, and spelling lists. The prevailing texts used for teaching reading are the Bible and political essays. Mid-1800s: Inspired by Jeffersonian democratic ideals, some educators attack phonics and urge a meaning-based approach to learning to read. Late 1800s: All-purpose reading materials are replaced by graded readers designed to match a child's age and ability. 1930s–1970s: A look-say or whole word (not whole language) approach, exemplified by the “Dick and Jane” reading series, dominates reading instruction in schools.
The child see that communication is fun and a part of play and so learns that language is fun, and plays and works to acquire literacy ands numeracy. Emerging literacy “Children's literacy development is a continuous process beginning in infancy with exposure to oral language, written language, books, and stories in the home.” (Emerging Literacy: Young Children Learn To Read and Write Strickland, Dorothy S., Ed. ; Morrow, Lesley Mandel, Ed.) Emerging literacy describes the gradual, ongoing process of learning to understand and use language that begins at birth and continues through the early childhood years (i.e. from infancy through to age eight).
Applying Theories to Children’s Literature Melanie Sherrill ENG 290: Children’s Literature in a Pluralistic Society February 12, 2012 Denese Wolff, Facilitator University of Phoenix Applying Theories to Children’s Literature Children learn from various children’s books. Many theories of development help people understand how they learn, and which kind of books that will suit children of a certain age. The theories that help people understand this are Piaget’s cognitive theory of development, Erikson’s psychosocial development theory, Kohlberg’s theory of the development of moral judgment, and Vygotsky’s theory of social development. Piaget’s cognitive theory of development and Erikson’s psychosocial development theory can help people understand how children learn from books. Two critical approaches that will help reader’s critic “Are You My Mother?” are archetypal criticism and psychoanalytical criticism.
Running head: READING INSTRUCTION TIMELINE Reading Instruction Timeline: A personal reading instruction experience within the overall historical context of reading instruction in the United States Marcie A. Kraintz Grand Canyon University RDG509: Foundation & Framework September 14, 2008 Reading Instruction Timeline: A personal reading instruction experience within the overall historical context of reading in the United States Through the years, there have been a number of changes made in the educational system for teaching reading in an attempt to make learning to read easier. The following is a historical timeline summarizing the events and persons that have contributed to the creation of today’s reading system. The Alphabet Method reigned supreme from 1640 to 1840. Books were given to children to help them learn to read. These books have always represented our cultural, ethical, and religious values.
For me, reading and comprehending has been a challenge throughout my life from learning to speak English as a language, finding the interest for reading, and being able to understand the things I read. As an elementary school teacher who is responsible for teaching young children how to read, it is vital for me to understand that it is up to the learner to grasp the concept of reading and understanding. I believe that this skill is mandatory to have because it is needed to excel in all aspects of life. As far as I can remember, I have been reading since I was four years old. Pre-school is where I started to learn words, and was able to read them off of books and posters.
Nursery rhymes can be used as a great way to enhance our children’s ability to hear, recognize and use letter sounds. This method of teaching helps give children the practice they need to learn the language variations of daily use. Some nursery rhymes are short and full of alliteration and rhymes that make it ideal for children to quickly learn how to play with language and make it their own. There are many nursery rhymes that that show forms of alliteration and imaginative imagery. Nursery rhymes are short and easy to repeat, they become some of a child’s first words and sentences, which leads back to language development.
Roger Berkowitz’s article “Martin Luther King and The Purpose of Education” begins by explaining how universities can get into trouble and would lower their reputation if they are an organization of distributing knowledge. In 2012, information is widely distributed through the internet. In the year 1947, Martin Luther King Jr. composed a short thesis, regarding the purpose of education. It debated that we must not complicate teaching with information distributed. Berkowitz quotes King who states “most college men have a misconception of the purpose of education.
Greenwood, S. C., & Flanigan, K. (2007). Overlapping vocabulary and comprehension: Context clues complement semantic gradients. The Reading Teacher, 6(3), 249-254. The authors, Greenwood and Flanigan, are former upper elementary and middle school teachers that presently teach undergraduate as well as graduate classes in literacy methods. Their ultimate goals are for those who they impart their knowledge and experience to apply these to best practices.
I believed that my speaking developed from my observations of these persons. Speaking is one of the important facets in the development of literacy. My parents and older siblings told me that, as a baby, I always tried to repeat everything that anyone said and this was how I developed my speaking as an infant. While in my younger years discovering and knowing myself, I realized that I had always attempted to imitate persons who spoke Standard English fluently. I believed that this was the ‘proper’ way of speaking, because not only
The first theory is the nativist theory which states all kids have the yearning to understand the logic of their domain. Through that innate drive, they sort out meaning of words as well as use language and understand the world around them. Waddington (1957) explains that some behaviour are learned more easily than others. These behaviours are inborn and that children are ready to learn them with slight energy. Chomsky suggested there was an innate “language acquisition device” (LAD) someplace in the mind that helps learning of languages.