The purpose of this assignment was to find a child in the primary grades and create a literacy profile based on an assessment. To best assess Landon’s reading level and literacy development I chose to conduct a reading record for him. Before conducting the assessment I had to get to know more about Landon and we had to get comfortable with each other. I began by conducting two interviews one with Landon to get to know more about him‚ and the second interview was with a parent. From the interviews
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(2012) states‚ that English children do not develop as good reading skills as their western countries peers. The government decided that teaching phonics should become a part of National Curriculum aiming to improve the literacy levels. This was based on recent research into literacy standards in 2006. Collloby et al. (2006) further states that teaching phonics can have two approaches‚ the analytic and most favoured by the government the synthetic‚ which according to some studies was considered “…the
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SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LITERACY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Key Issues and Promising Practices Diane August August & Associates Report No. 61 February 2003 This report was published by the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR)‚ a national research and development center supported by a grant (No. R-117-D40005) from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)‚ U.S. Department of Education. The content or opinions expressed
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Teacher Paper Chad and Chuck Get Lunch by Bridgett Gabby PowerPoint Smart board Marker Board Students Pencils Introduction Read the PowerPoint book Transition We have learned a lot of different phonic sound this year. Today‚ we are going to learn a new sound. Does anyone think they know the sound we are going to learn? Body. Explain that there are CH sounds at the beginning and end and use examples for each See how many words the
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Task 1 1.1 Describe the duties and responsibilities of own work role. As a volunteer Teaching Assistant/Classroom helper I have worked hard to establish professional relationships with the Teachers and permanent TA’s which in turn has resulted in me being treated and respected as one of the team by them and the pupils I work with. Within my role I help provide support to the teachers by preparing effective learning environments‚ assisting the pupils to reach their full potential by ensuring
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Children develop oral language at a very early age. Almost every sound a human being makes can be considered communication. As children grow up‚ they are constantly observing and practicing communication and oral language. What they know about oral language has an effect on the development of their literacy skills. "Students who had difficulty with early speech communication skills were believed to be at risk for reading and consequently writing" (Montgomery‚ 1998). Therefore‚ the development
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become fluent independent readers. One way this can be achieved is through the teaching of sight words. As children read‚ they encounter new words along with familiar words. They utilize the skills they were taught to decode new words for example phonics‚ syllabication‚ onset – rime‚ to name a few. Therefore the greater their sight word knowledge the easier their reading. It is important to note that sight word recognition is not automatic; the words must be previously taught and practiced by
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Baer‚ Thomas G. Self-Paced Phonics: A Text for Educators. Third Edition. Pearson Education‚ 2003. Bee‚ Helen. The Developing Child: Ninth Edition. Allyn & Bacon‚ 2000. Duffy‚ Gerald G Blackwell Publishers‚ 1995. McLane‚ Joan Brooks. Gillian Dowley McNamee.Early Literacy. Harvard University Press‚ 1990. Routledge & Kegan Paul‚ 1983. Meyer‚ Anne Ed. D. David H. Rose‚ Ed. D. Learning to Read in the Computer Age: Brookline Books‚ 1998. Savage‚ John F. Sound It Out: Phonics in a Balanced Reading Program
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tics Discuss the characteristics of an effective primary school teacher with reference to accredited sources and appropriate literature. There are a number of characteristics that makeup an effective primary school teacher. An effective primary school teacher shows pupil the respect that they deserve‚ is a person that you can talk to‚ fun and makes coming to school everyday a pleasure. Walker (2008) states that “An effective teacher is defined as a teacher who was the most successful in helping
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Teaching writing skills Most people agree that the writing skill is increasingly important and often not adequately taught. When writing is taught in schools‚ writing instruction often takes a backseat to phonics‚ handwriting skills‚ and reading comprehension. A description of some points that a teacher needs to teach so their students can improve their writing abilities will be presented. There are 3 important areas for teaching writing which are: grammar‚ vocabulary‚ and the types of writing.
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