Rupley, provides a framework of instructional strategies that includes providing explicit instruction, modeling reading strategies for students as well as, and guided practice. Additionally, Rupley address the need to integrate instruction to include phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension exercises. Part of the direct, explicit framework requires the teacher to implement the following consistently: Review and check previous work. Present…
conclusion that only black ghetto girls fight for no apparent reason. About 20 minutes later you see the video of the same fight all over social media: Instagram, Snapchat, Yeti and Facebook. You decide to comment on the video. All black girls are [explicit]. They…
procedural knowledge cannot always be separated, it is useful to distinguish between the two types of knowledge to better understand knowledge development. First consider conceptual knowledge. A concept is ‘an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances’ (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 2012). Knowledge of concepts is often referred to as conceptual knowledge (e.g. Byrnes & Wasik, 1991; Canobi, 2009; Rittle-Johnson, Siegler, & Alibali, 2001). This knowledge is…
attain numerical proficiency. Developing children’s numeracy capabilities teachers need to consider various factors, including recognising and adapting content to student competencies, cognition and developmental levels, delivery of effective and explicit instruction, supporting mathematical language and vocabulary and sequential planning based on a quality curriculum. Teachers also need to be mindful of their own understanding and perceptions of mathematics and numeracy and how this influences…
based on basic principles about how children learn and how teachers teach effectively to respond to learners’ needs. The role of a teacher in a classroom involves setting-up and managing a learning environment that will be conducive to teaching and learning. The learning environment includes the curriculum, the children, the teachers, the school administrators, the parents, the equipment, and the different learning materials involved in daily business of learning and teaching that is expected to…
context and linguistic environment as sources of negative and positive evidence and of opportunities for input, output, and interaction (Long, Granena, & Yilmaz, 2016). In addition priority and interest, areas have also included implicit and explicit knowledge; incidental and intentional learning; processes and sequences in interlanguage development; and cross-linguistic influence…
Introduction Mathematics is a constantly changing world that develops and makes new advances every day that produces new problems to solve and new knowledge to build on (Dole, 2013). Therefore it is important for teachers to deliver authentic learning tasks that provide students with real world influences and allow students to not be overwhelmed by the concept of mathematics but actually relish and understand the process. This is done by getting to know students and their individual learning…
for positive classroom environments. I will continuously evaluate the effectiveness of chosen methods to determine my future course of action. As a response to the online class discussions with like-minded peers, I feel proficient in my level of knowledge to plan for instruction. Professional…
(Dole et al., 1996) collaborates the importance of declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge. They found procedural and conditional knowledge were important in the reading process, especially for at-risk readers with limited declarative knowledge (p. 74). Reciprocal Teaching Reciprocal Teaching refers to the cycling of information from the teacher to the students. The Reciprocal Teaching technique, also known as the “Fab Four,” consisting of four strategies. The strategies include…
The unit commences by drawing upon prior knowledge of the children, to scaffold and develop students understanding of phonics. Reading, writing, listening and speaking are connected, to immerse students within an enrich literacy environment equips students with the skills, techniques and strategies…