Thinking and Language Reflection A) Individuals acquire and develop language through their cognitive developmental stages. Usually during our sensorimotor stages, language skills are now starting to develop. Cooing and babbling are types of language. Once we reach our pre-operational stages, we should have most of the skills to make and understand language for the most part. We continue to learn and strengthen our skills as we grow.
The key points are to clearly post, refer to, and review learning objectives and language objectives. Multiple levels of English proficiency are set by standards that the students are monitored by model performance indicators. A student’s native language affects his or her language and academic outcomes by being surrounded by other students who are also ELL with the same English acquisition. Students may utilize their home language more in conversations when speaking to classmates who are from the same home language group (Willoughby, 2009). In speaking to other ELL students whose home language is different, ELL students, use English but due to the students’ limitations in their English proficiency, they expose each other to more broken English I will value the instructional power of a word wall by frequently utilizing, maintaining, and updating it.All too often, secondary educators miss important opportunities to build the literacy skills of all students.
A Balanced Reading Program According to the National Reading Panel (NRP), a balanced reading program is one that consists of five components: phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension (Armbruster et al., 2003). Phonemic awareness must occur first in the process as students gain an awareness of the individual sounds that make up words. Phonics instruction follows as students learn the relationships between the sounds represented by letters to make predictable patterns in words. Fluency follows as the students are able to blend phonemes and apply phonics to decode words fluidly as they read. Vocabulary helps students apply meaning to the words they read and aid in comprehension.
Within each section it states what the students should be able to achieve for example under speaking and listening it states We want out students to develop increasing confidence and competence in speaking and listening so they are able to: • Clarify and explain their ideas and explain their thinking. • Use a varied and specialised vocabulary. • Listen with understanding and respond sensitively and appropriately. Under reading it states we want our students to enjoy reading, to be able to use their reading to help them learn to develop increasing confidence and competence in reading so that they are able to: • Read fluently and with understanding. • Select information from a wide range of texts and resources including print, media and to evaluate those sources.
A good way to teach this to a child who is having problems with synthetic patterns, is to give them books, like Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Orally repeating words that sound alike and practicing writing them as we say them. As we do this the child will be able to say that –at makes this sound in a words, which will help them learn new and bigger words. Also a good way to use this type of instruction is to use actual objects and have the child sort them by the way they sound, then writing those words, and then making sentences out of them. Alternative #2: Spelling Based Instruction, on pages 234 and 235, is an approach that focuses on each child individual level of knowledge.
LaTonya Rule September 15, 2012 EED470 Professor Oros Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Chart Defining Five Elements of Reading: Phonemic Awareness | The knowledge and manipulation of sounds in spoken words. | Phonics | The relationship between written and spoken letters and sounds. | Reading Fluency | The ability to read with accuracy and with appropriate rate, expression, and phrasing. | Vocabulary Development | The knowledge of words, their definitions, and context. | Reading Comprehension | The understanding of meaning in text: * Scientifically based research * Classroom- based screening, and instructional and diagnostic reading assessments * Should provide ongoing, high-quality professional development focused on essential elements of reading.
Curriculum Guide for Spoken Language Target Grade Level: Fourth (4th) Objective: The student will apply oral communication skills to participate in discussions about learning and collaborative learning projects. Students should be able to use grammatically correct language and specific vocabulary to enhance the learning projects. Virginia Standards of Learning: “4.1 The student will use effective oral communications skills in a variety of settings. a) Present accurate directions to individuals and small
How might James structure his 45-minute lesson to include elements of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning? Using figurative language is a smart way to help students expand their writing. The challenge may be that the depth of their vocabulary and comprehension might be limited, due their environment. Offering hands-on manipulates and activities might be a useful and engaging way to start. Including a basket of items, which engage the five senses, can be handled and are catalyst for discussion might be considered.
You’ll find answers to these questions inside… What is phonological awareness?..................................................................................2 Why is phonological awareness important in learning to read? ..........................3 What is the normal developmental course for phonological awareness? ......................................................................................................................6 What causes differences among children in phonological awareness? ......................................................................................................................7 Can direct instruction in phonological awareness help children learn to read more easily? .....................................................................................................9 You’ll also find… References ........................................................................................................................... 11 Related Curriculum Materials ....................................................................................... 12 What Every Teacher Should Know about Phonological Awareness Joseph K.
Donald Bear, Marcia Invernizzi, Shane Templeton, and Francine Johnston (2008) explain that there are two purposes for word studies. First is to help students develop a general knowledge of English spellings. Second, word study increases their specific knowledge of the spelling and meanings of words. Word studies are developmental because teachers must differentiate instruction for different levels of word knowledge (Bear et. Al, 2008).