Phonology

What are the best practices for modifying reading instruction for ELL learners? To first answer this question, there has to be an understanding of what is an ELL learner. ELLs, are students who are unable to communicate fluently or learn effectively in English. These students often come from non-English-speaking homes and backgrounds, and who typically require specialized or modified instruction in both the English language and in their academic courses. Much of the time, students are…

Research further suggests that systematic, explicit Synthetic phonics (sound blending) to be fast, effective and efficient opposed to the other methods (Johnson & Watson, as cited in Konza, 2016). Consequently, Synthetic phonics was mandated to be taught in English and Welsh schools by the UK Government (The Rose Report, 2006). Such that prep students will start learning a phoneme per day with the use a variety of programs (Jolly phonics, Alpha blocks, ABC reading eggs), allowing many students…

1. There are many perspectives on the different accents found across the U.S., and the documentary, “American Tongues”, reveals just how many there are. Everything from the taste of home one gets when a familiar dialect pierces the drone of “normal speech” heard day in and day out, or the enticing words of a Southern Belle attracting anyone within earshot, to the struggles one must endure to modify, or cover up, their native tongue and the harsh stereotypes given to people after speaking only a…

Skilled readers are able to employ the cueing systems in order to make meaning of what they are reading. As readers, when we come across a word or sentence that we do not understand, if we grasp the concepts of the phonological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic systems, we will be able to successfully use our knowledge to uncover the meaning of the word and comprehend the task at hand, whether it be during reading, writing, speaking, or listening. Having a solid understanding of these cueing…

4_Regarding finding the suitable and effective teaching solutions for these errors, peresentation-pactice-production (ppp) method is used .After all phonemes are presented and described how to be pronounced, a focus on those which cause confusion takes place. Firstly, discrimination technique is used by writing both phonemes /b/,/p/on the board and I would ask the students to pronounce the phoneme /b/ first and then, I take a piece of paper and hold it to face my lips, I say the sound and ask…

Melissa Dunne Chapter 2 Review 09/11/2016 1. List two-three factors that influence semantic development. For each, specify how a specific factor might affect a child’s semantic development. Semantic development describes how someone learns and retains (or stores) the meanings of words. Three factors that influence semantic development are gender, language impairment, and language exposure. First, girls seem to be at an advantage when it comes to semantic development. Not only do they have…

Shakespeare’s sonnet 110 describes the importance of true love, from a perspective of a person who lost love. The poem is written with iambic pentameter with regretful, yet repentant tone. Along with the shift of the focus, Shakespeare uses melancholic diction, juxtaposition, and connotation to effectively emphasize the regret of letting go of the true love, although it is too late. In the first quatrain, Shakespeare carefully picks words with negative connotation to create the remorseful tone…

Steven (pseudonym) is a first grader at Dog Branch Elementary School (DBES) in Dundalk, MD. Steven entered Dog Branch E.S. in April of his Kindergarten year from the Baltimore City Public School system. In first grade, Steven is in a general education classroom and receives small group instruction for both reading and math. I completed and analyzed five different assessments to identify Steven’s strengths and weaknesses. Letter Name Word Study Assessment The purpose of this assessment is to…

Name: Suad Alnababteh Assignment #4 1. Citation in APA style KANG, O., RUBIN, D., & PICKERING, L.. (2010). Suprasegmental Measures of Accentedness and Judgments of Language Learner Proficiency in Oral English. The Modern Language Journal, 94(4), 554–566. 2. What was the researcher 's purpose in conducting this study? The aim of this study was to examine oral proficiency and comprehensibility in nonnative speakers of English using suprasegmental features of accentedness. 3. What were the…

James McKay | DoB: 8.11.02 | Date of Report: 20 July 2015 Speech-Language Assessment Findings James’ language, speech and phonological awareness skills were assessed in June 2015 to determine the best strategies to support his academic and social development. Although James displayed a strong working knowledge of certain language-processing concepts, he has overall difficulties with spoken language that will significantly undermine his interpersonal and classroom activities. To…