Literacy

1. Identify the similarities in approaches to teaching emergent literacy skills demonstrated by the teachers in the video clips, to the instructional practices you read about in chapters 2 and 3? How do these methods reflect current theory and research on emergent literacy? Chapter three talks about social context for learning, information processing and interactive writing. All of these approaches are easily observed in the video clips, too. Social context for learning was stressed by…

Teaching Philosophy/Cultural Literacy Beliefs influence the role of educators. Beliefs influence what values they emphasize, how they organize their classrooms, what content they stress, what teaching methods they use, and how they develop a personal relationship with their students. All of these beliefs are what shapes one into a professional educator. In obtaining the teaching philosophy of progressivism, I will be culturally literate so that I can show respect and acceptance of diverse…

Photosynthesis Literacy Task Final Draft There are two different types of Christmas trees you can get during the holidays. There is a fake tree and a real tree. The fake tree is made up of plastic pine needles and it has a stand. The real one’s are natural and are from the wilderness. Some people would consider real trees because they are nicer, but the fake trees should be the best choice. The fake trees are cheaper than the real ones. The fake trees are also good because we need the real…

This week for Literacy, children learned the Kk and Hh letter. Children came up with words that start with the letter, traced the letter, named pictures that start with the letter, and read their My Kk and My Hh book. Children revisited their Halloween writing piece and added more details. On Thursday, children worked on word writing and practiced phonics for an assessment. Friday, children made “fire fingers” and wrote about a firetruck in their poetry journal. For math, children…

Literacy: Allison enjoys listening to stories and representing her understanding through illustrations. She likes to write about family, animals and her weekend. When she is interested in a topic she will go on to write many ideas but if it does not pertain to her interests she requires encouragement to remain on task. Allison often engages in task avoidance strategies like sharpening her pencil, coloring, etc. She benefits from having a timer near by or having mini goals set in order to…

Literacy in Languages Literacy is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to read and write”. Many of us are blessed to be able to read and write. In Malcolm X’s article he considered being literate, as “In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life.” He explained the critical part of being a literate person, which is to free him self. Being a literate person is an essential skill to have in order to survive in this world. Learning a different language is a…

This week I got to see some different things in the classroom than I had before. One of these things was assessments. On Wednesday, the students had an assessment in both math and in their literacy block. During the literacy assessment I was assigned one student to work with you has an IEP with testing accommodations. The test that they were being given was a three page reading selection from the book Shiloh with nine multiple choice questions and an essay which had an outline for them to make…

Literacy Review Chloie Fisher There have recently been scientific studies that have shown the way teens balance their nutrition affects their the way they feel. Firstly, for example, “Food high in saturated fat are not good for your waistline or your mood they can cause dementia and depression.”(Haupt ,2011). This statement means that the higher intake of highly saturated fat foods can cause mental instability in young adults. Furthermore, another example states,“The foregoing case…

Reading Literacy Narrative When I was a child, nobody has ever read to me. My father was too busy working, and my mom used to tell me stories by heart, not reading it from books. One day, when I will have my own children, I will definitely be reading to them. I want them be able to listen and start building desire to read on their own later on in their lives. I have not done a good job in my past when it comes to reading books. I read quickly and couldn’t wait to get to the end of the books to…

Literacy Initiative Assignment Space travel is currently and will continue to be the pinnacle of man’s scientific and technological achievement. Born out of countless hours of chalkboard math and innumerable successes and failures, space flight is truly amazing. So far, the high point of our space travel is the International Space Station, or the ISS. This space station is continually maintained through the hardworking men and women of NASA and Roscosmos, from The United States and Russia,…