Orthography

Learning to read is such an important feat to accomplish and if taught properly can be very rewarding throughout the remaining of your life. I do not remember a lot of things about my life growing up. I do, however, remember who taught me to read and the first book I learned to read. I also remember the feelings and frustrations that went along with these memories. While most of my school teachers were supportive of my learning, there were a few teachers that made me feel minuscule in my…

Wow! A first full week is a busy!! I feel that we are all trying to figure things out! Overall, I feel that I am getting more comfortable with the project and my clients. It was also nice to witness shared reading by the pros. I hope to get to that level one day. I am also learning how to be a better reading buddy! I’m learning how to change my level of mediation based on the material and what the client needs. I am also figuring out how to do that therapeutic effect. It is one thing to just…

“Who has read a Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling?” My Seventh grade language arts teacher Ms. Edwards would ask the class. Most of the students would raise their hands. Some with glee as they read the whole series, others having only read one, maybe two books simply raised their hands. There I was, not raising my hand and feeling embarrassed, feeling like I didn 't belong like I was an outsider for not reading a book. Class would go on as usual but I was stuck on that one question, pondering…

Reading and writing are key necessities in life, perhaps in the most minuscule of ways. In many aspects, these skills are a must in most societies. We should always ask ourselves, “Is it enough?”. What are we doing to ensure that we teach our future generations the importance of them? Majority of us have our own intricate stories detailing how exactly we learned to read or write. Some may be similar, but each with its own personal experience. Many of us may also have different stories in…

Women in Literature class granted the students an open door towards a new world of literature, teaching students the importance behind each reading, specially the importance and identification of objective correlatives which can be found in every piece discussed throughout the class. “Objective correlative” is the way to express emotions through the usage of objects or events that share the burden of sentiments. Placing an object instead of an feeling or idea can sometimes be the right way to…

Art and literature are the foundation of life. Long before Netflix and social media existed, people used books to entertain themselves. Mason Cooley said “reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are”. Even in 21st century, the age of technology, people use books as a source of entertainment and writing as a form of self-expression. Books and reading in general has many benefits like mental stimulation, gaining knowledge and much more. The function of books, reading and…

Methodology Chapter Introduction In this chapter, the researcher will identify and describe the methods which will be used to assess and collect data through action research to view the impact that phonemic awareness instruction techniques have on kindergarteners, both quantitatively for reading skills and qualitatively for student motivation. In order to gain some insight of the effectiveness that phonemic awareness has on the reading development of kindergarteners, the researcher will look…

1) What were your primary (short term) goals for your student this week? How well do you feel they were accomplished? My primary goals this week were to work on getting to know Grace and getting her familiar with word sorts. I feel these goals were accomplished. I read books with Grace that were aligned with her interests and then we talked about the books, which helped me get to know Grace and helped her become more comfortable with me. I also did a word sort on Tuesday and Thursday with Grace.…

To explain who I am as a writer I think we would need to step back and look at who I was as a reader. From a young age, I was horrible at reading. I would put in special programs that would have me read books to younger grade children to make it seem like I knew how to read. Well, at least I thought I knew how to read. When it came down to it I was three reading levels below my class. This was in third grade. In third grade, I was three reading levels below my class so you could only believe how…

Students identify and decode lists of letters and words, some of which are psuedowords. Psuedowords are included because students are expected to use decoding skills to correctly pronounce words, rather than rely simply on memorization. Used to track progress, determine if additional support is necessary, and provide proof of mastery at the end of a section. They are usually and best used to plan instruction (“Scholastic RED,” 2002.) Many words in the English language do cannot be sounded out.…