Phonemic awareness

In Australia, most of our daily activities include literacy practices to some extent. Competency in literacy is required when reading medication labels, understanding instructions, traffic signals and other practices. Commonly, Standard Australian English (SAE) is used as a first language in Australian schools (Hanlen, 2010). However, Standard Australian English is not a first language for Indigenous students and in fact the most common language spoken by Aboriginal Australians is Aboriginal…

Introduction After discussing the middle school challenges with the principal, we decided to turn the focus on increasing low reading test scores. I proceeded to collect data concerning the trend of low reading test scores. I also collected data of low reading test scores effect on the Title I Reading program. The state testing data collected contains information for the past ten years. Since this is my second year as the middle school reading specialist, the Title I Reading data collected…

Introduction Early literacy experiences are crucial to a young child’s literacy and language development (Brown, 2014). Children who are given the opportunity to develop the foundational skills in language and literacy in preschool, are better prepared to learn to read and write in kindergarten, and enjoy more academic success later in life (Brown, 2014). When given the opportunity to engage in purposeful and meaningful language, children can develop a strong literacy and reading development…

Otitis Media: Effects on Language Development and Educational Success Introduction Otitis media, commonly called an ear infection, is an inflammation of the middle ear. This can occur as acute otitis media (AOM) or otitis media with effusion (OME). These infections are “caused by bacteria and often begin after a child has a sore throat, cold, or other upper respiratory infection…Because of the infection, fluid builds up behind the eardrum” (Ear Infections in Children, 2014). “Fluid may build up…

Traditional Articulation Approach: Evidence Based Practice Lindsey Cusumano Harding University One of my clients for the fall 2015 semester is a 6 year 2 month old Caucasian male with an articulation impairment. He has no other concomitant disorder. He presents with the incorrect productions of /r/ at the syllable level, /l/ in the final position of words in sentences, and /θ/ in the initial position of words in conversation. He was previously diagnosed with a phonological disorder in…

Quite often in America, poverty is looked at as something that doesn’t really affect most of us. This may largely in part be due to poverty being somewhat of a taboo term that many believe to be unique to the homeless or other nations such as third world countries. When speaking of poverty we often envision starving African children with flies surrounding their emaciated bodies with bloated bellies. While this destitution is a measure of poverty, it is an extreme form known as absolute poverty.…

1a. Reaction to information on the WEB. 10 pts When I first read the “Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire” all I could think about is how many women and men were killed and how many children may have been left behind. I wondered what happened to all the children of this tragic event, nevertheless, these deaths were preventable, but due to neglect safety features and locked doors inside the factory. Therefore, this brought a widespread attention to industrial safety.What is sad about all of this is…

Introduction Preschoolers are classified as children who are too young for school yet but are ready to explore learning and processing. I didn’t think 3 year-olds would be able to comprehend and understand ideas and creativity. I was shocked to find this not true. Emergency reading is literacy developing in a child by exploration of the environment and print. Preschoolers have amazing drive to learn and are much more smarter that I ever imagined. The student I worked with was named Jace. He…

Introduction The writing sample used in this analysis is from a young English Language Learner’s journal. The topic of the student wrote about is a current news event—bombings that occurred in New York and New Jersey in September of 2016. There is no verbal speech involved in this analysis, so I will be focusing solely the student’s writing. In order to understand the student’s comprehension of the English language through writing, I will have to look closely at the sample to see their…

manipulatives. Ask students to make given words on the magnetic board with the letters. Students can even make sentences on the magnetic board if enough letters are available. Students can create as many words as possible and then read to their partner. Phonemic…