Introduction
Due to my own affinity for English and the fact that I can see myself using it with my kindergarten O&P class, I chose the rhyming lesson plan. I think this lesson plan would be appropriate for kindergarteners towards the middle/end of the academic year. At this age, many will not be totally literate, but should be able to detect basic rhymes. Additionally, kindergarteners should be able to identify the words sounds associated with different letters, allowing them to spell phonetically. I think this lesson would be most effective if done earlier in the day because then class could review the song at the end of the day before students leave. This could serve as a “take away” that students could repeat as they go to their after-school …show more content…
According to Vygotsky, children begin the learning process by listening to what is said around them, also known as “social speech” (Cook & Cook, 2009, 173). In the rhyming lesson, social speech occurs when the children work in groups and partner pairs. After discussing the concept of rhyming words with each other, the children move on to the second step of Vygotsky’s theory on learning through speech. Known of “private speech”, this process involves children repeating or talking about concepts to themselves (Cook & Cook, 2009, 173). By having the students practice spelling words and then asking them to bring their thoughts back to the group, teachers encourage the internalization of the concept. According to Vygotsky, children use less verbal “private speech” as they master concepts (Cook & Cook, 2009, 173). If students whisper or “mouth” the sounds or letters as they attempt to spell a word, they demonstrate a higher level of internalization than students who spell the words aloud at a speaking volume (Cook & Cook, 2009, …show more content…
Like a computer, the human brain holds a majority of the information it receives for only a short period of time before it is either stored or lost (Cook & Cook, 2009, 187). However, once this information is stored, it is available to the person whenever they choose to access it (Cook & Cook, 2009, 187). In this way, a person’s memory serves as a parallel to the hard drive of a computer. Within this lesson, students are exposed to the concept of rhyming multiple times and asked to use these skills practically. The network model of memory says that the more independent “nodes” of information that a person has and the strength of connection between these nodes increases the likelihood of memory storage (Cook & Cook, 2009, 195). The rhyming lesson utilizes the network model of memory by using the rhyming song as a framing device for the lesson. By beginning and ending with the song, the teacher creates and fortifies the students’ rhyming
Due to my own affinity for English and the fact that I can see myself using it with my kindergarten O&P class, I chose the rhyming lesson plan. I think this lesson plan would be appropriate for kindergarteners towards the middle/end of the academic year. At this age, many will not be totally literate, but should be able to detect basic rhymes. Additionally, kindergarteners should be able to identify the words sounds associated with different letters, allowing them to spell phonetically. I think this lesson would be most effective if done earlier in the day because then class could review the song at the end of the day before students leave. This could serve as a “take away” that students could repeat as they go to their after-school …show more content…
According to Vygotsky, children begin the learning process by listening to what is said around them, also known as “social speech” (Cook & Cook, 2009, 173). In the rhyming lesson, social speech occurs when the children work in groups and partner pairs. After discussing the concept of rhyming words with each other, the children move on to the second step of Vygotsky’s theory on learning through speech. Known of “private speech”, this process involves children repeating or talking about concepts to themselves (Cook & Cook, 2009, 173). By having the students practice spelling words and then asking them to bring their thoughts back to the group, teachers encourage the internalization of the concept. According to Vygotsky, children use less verbal “private speech” as they master concepts (Cook & Cook, 2009, 173). If students whisper or “mouth” the sounds or letters as they attempt to spell a word, they demonstrate a higher level of internalization than students who spell the words aloud at a speaking volume (Cook & Cook, 2009, …show more content…
Like a computer, the human brain holds a majority of the information it receives for only a short period of time before it is either stored or lost (Cook & Cook, 2009, 187). However, once this information is stored, it is available to the person whenever they choose to access it (Cook & Cook, 2009, 187). In this way, a person’s memory serves as a parallel to the hard drive of a computer. Within this lesson, students are exposed to the concept of rhyming multiple times and asked to use these skills practically. The network model of memory says that the more independent “nodes” of information that a person has and the strength of connection between these nodes increases the likelihood of memory storage (Cook & Cook, 2009, 195). The rhyming lesson utilizes the network model of memory by using the rhyming song as a framing device for the lesson. By beginning and ending with the song, the teacher creates and fortifies the students’ rhyming