Orthography

What caused John Boyne to write this particular book? Tip: If you don’t remember the class discussion, you can look online. (10 pts.) John Boyne had a passion for reading and writing books at a young age. He loved history and heroic adventure stories. He thought to himself what It’d be like for children at a young age to fight in World War 2. He often question himself asking if he was as brave and strong as the kids who did fight in the war. And just the few years later the book The Boy in…

Student J Reading Intervention Plan Student Information: Student J is a seven-year-old Caucasian male English-speaking student in the second grade. At the end of first grade, Student J was recommended by his parents for assessment for special education. The assessments done revealed that Student J has a specific learning disability in reading that is affecting his phonemic awareness and phonics milestones. Currently, Student J is behind grade level in phonics, and fluency as demonstrated by the…

Extended Assessment 2 (EA 2) EA 2: The Early Years Educator supports children's learning, development and school readiness. D1 Emergent literacy appears before children know how to read and write words. A child’s knowledge of literacy, for example reading and writing is called emergent literacy. Emergent literacy skills can include; understanding stories, phonic knowledge, increasing vocabulary and increasing knowledge of letters and words. Development within literacy is emerging from a child’s…

4. William will be able to successfully identify and frame uppercase and lowercase letters. Letter Detectives William will choose a letter to investigate. He is to search for it on food boxes, signs, magazines, and other forms of print. Then William can find examples of that letter to cut and paste on a sheet of paper. Once he investigates a few words, he can make a book out of the newly investigated letters (Strickland, p. 41). Alphabet Book Have a fluent reader read an alphabet book to…

Student A is a nine-year-old healthy female in the third grade. She was born in the Dominican Republic and migrated to Miami, Florida as a toddler. The child is experiencing difficulties in all content areas and demonstrates poor memory skills. She is receiving the intervention pull out service and is allocated in the Response To Intervention Tier II process. The student receives additional services for English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) level III. Student A struggles only in…

READING The Basic Reading Skills composite measures EE107’s ability to read a list of words and correctly pronounce nonsense words. EE107’s standard score of 75 falls in the low range at the 5th percentile, indicating that she performed at or 5 percent of her peers. Based on EE107’s performance on this composite, it appears that she will benefit from explicit instruction on word recognition skills and phonics skills. Reading Fluency refers to the ability to read quickly and accurately. It is…

I remember being taught how to read and write in Kindergarten. I can still recall how I would love to sit and listen to the teacher read to us. As she recited, we followed along in our own books. I would practice reading at home with my parents. I never liked reading to myself. I find it tough to sit down and read a book for school or pleasure. I lose interest and focus in a short time. I have to force myself to concentrate while I am reading. Reading a newspaper, a book, or even a small article…

The educational system has recently made some changes regarding the reading intervention. The interventions include intensive and structured programs for children with dyslexia. What does Dyslexia mean? Dyslexia is defined as weaknesses in spelling, decoding words and word detection. Problems in phonological processing of sounds result in the failure to read. Such difficulties can affect acquiring vocabulary, academics and reading comprehension. What are the characteristics of Dyslexia? The…

Frederick Douglas once said, “Once you learn to read, you will forever be freed.” This is a quote that speaks highly of the importance of being able to read. When one is able to read, the numbers of opportunities available for a person are limitless. The five skills within reading are phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; all of which students need to be able efficient at in order to be a successful reader. It is crucial for the teacher to provide daily…

1. Level of Spelling Development Strategies: Consonant Bland and Consonant Digraph Activity Folders, Word Wall Daniella’s letters indicate that she is at the within-word pattern spelling stage of development. Daniella is starting to experiment with consonant digraphs and consonant blends. Daniella is decoding words by analogy. She used the letter “f” to spelling the word elephant (elefant). To help Daniella with consonant blends and digraphs, she is going to use activity folders. In the…