Annie Proulx's language and diction in the story is interesting. Instead of writing in complete sentences shes writes small phrases. Although the phrases and random words may sound confusing and out of place I think that they give a much more clear representation of the setting and the story. Instead of using long word sentences Proulx uses specific words that stand out in the reader's mind. It helps the reader picture everything easily and she really gets the point across with one concise and powerful word the words definitely helped convey the mood and tone that Proulx was trying to get across. For example when Proulx says” A great damp of loaf of a body. At six he weighed 80 pounds . At sixteen he was buried under a casement of flesh . Head shaped like a crenshaw, no neck, reddish hair ruched back. features as bunched as kissed fingertips. Eyes the color of plastic. The monstrous chin, a freakish shelf jutting from the lower face.”…
DEVELOPMENT: should be viewed in a holistic way; every child is unique and will develop in their own way. Skills and areas of development often overlap with one another.…
Compared to the lesson framework under PAR instructions, students that are culturally and linguistically challenged will prosper from the preparation step, this is where teachers need to consider text problems and student background of knowledge. Then the teacher moves to the assistance step, this is where an instructional context for the lesson is provided. The reflection step, teaches the use of material that was read to provide extension, enrichment, and critical thinking opportunities. (Judy, S. Sixth Edition pg. 15-16, 122, 123, 2006)…
Shared reading is an interaction between an adult and child during the reading of a book whilst children engage with the dialogue (Button & Johnson, 1997) Through shared reading, children gain literacy related knowledge that suits their developmental level, in this case emergent literacy (Horner, 2004). Emergent literacy is a term used for the attainment of literacy based skills and concepts by pre-school aged children (Button & Johnson, 1997). These skills include but are not limited to; phonological awareness and letter recognition, whereas communicative aspects of literacy are; concepts of print and the comprehension of texts. These components of emergent literacy can be developed through shared reading. The text “That Pig Can’t Do…
You are responsible for evaluating each member (other than yourself) of your work group. Please do what the instructions request.…
As parents, we want the child to experiment with peer relationships. When an issue arrises, the…
Littleton, K. and Miell, D. (2005) ‘Children’s interactions: siblings and peers’ in Ding, S. and Littleton, K. (2005) Children’s Personal and Social Development, Oxford, Blackwell/The Open University.…
I find the work done in Dr. Prinstein's Peer Relation Lab to be very interesting. Particularly Projects ARCH and REACH are very much in line with the work that I would like to do in my future. I'm interested in prevention in youth who are at risk for mental health problems. I think the work being done in Project REACH could give much needed insight into some of the specific causes for mental illness and suicidal ideation found in adolescents. I'd enjoy the opportunity to learn more about these projects and to discuss them with you.…
When reading to students or encouraging independent reading, students can have limited information about the topic of the book. The role of the teacher is assuring that students understand what they are reading, and to ask questions as they are reading. Tompkins (2014), explain several methods teachers can use to check if students understand the reading. One method is asking students to make predictions as they are reading the story. By pausing in specific areas, students reflect on what they have just read, and what they think might happen next (263). Pausing the story in specific areas will help teachers check for understanding and analyze the areas students are having challenges. In several classroom observations, I have seen teachers have…
children to discuss their thoughts as you are reading. Asking questions, to help it relate to their…
According to Friend & Bursuck (2002), Class Wide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) is a type of type of effective instructional strategy that has been developed to teach specific information to both students with disabilities and those without disabilities or students who have a variety of skill levels. In this strategy, both sets of students work together in learning a certain set of information. CWPT strategy uses a combination of instructional materials and components among which include partner pairing, systematic content coverage, immediate error correction, regular testing, and team competition as well point earning among others. All the students in a classroom are actively engaged in the learning process with CWPT. The strategy allows the student to practice basic skills systematically and in a fun way regardless of whether they are disabled or not. CWPT strategy is carried out in such a way that it will encourage positive student interaction through pairing and tutoring (Bender, Vail, & Scott, 1995).…
1. What ideas presented on cliques is or is not consistent with your experiences with peer groups. Why? (Be sure to explain your answer.)…
This program method applies to Pre-k to Grade 8. Moreover, cooperative learning also teach students to use specific skills to improve quality in comprehensions, narratives and descriptive texts. Based on the key strategies as summarizing, graphic organizers, story grammar, imagery, question generation, activating prior knowledge, peers as strategy partners, vocabulary strategies, self regulation and vocabulary strategies instruction (Slavin, Madden, & Datnow, 2007). This shows a positive effect on children’s improvement in reading and writing skills and their thinking process.…
This paper discusses the implementation of peer assessment strategy that I carried out in a primary school in Dar es Salaam during my practicum. It consists of a background, rationale, the implementation process and conclusion. The challenges encountered and their possible solutions on how to overcome them..…
In peer assessments, both Ideas and proper English grammar are both very important criteria that I must consider. This is because university education do not only prepare students for academic work, but also for life beyond university, (university of Strathclyde, 2007). Students need to prepare for life beyond university, they have to develop their capacity to write and make quality presentations that will make a genuine impact in the society. What good about good ideas and bad English grammar that no one can understand and its readability is very poor, also of what good is a good grammar without any meaningful idea in the students’ work?, so for effective assessment both ideas and proper English grammar are of essence.…