Phonics

First here is some information the student this report is about. The child I used for my assessments is my little cousin. My little cousin’s name is Jaiden, who turned six in April. Jaiden has just recent entered kindergarten this past fall. He has some minor behavioral problems. I received his parents’ permission. The assessments I administered were The Print Awareness, The Phonological Awareness, The Letter Recognition, and The Listening Comprehension Assessment. Next, these are some…

we as educators can be effective in our instruction. Learning about this approach to teaching literacy is vital to our future success as literacy instructors. Knowing how to implement the four key aspects- guided reading, self-selected reading, phonics, and writing- will hopefully aid us in future teaching endeavors. In order to see students thrive, we need to have a thoroughly balanced approach to literacy instruction. 2. Another important thing I learned about from this class was classroom…

“The purpose of assessment for learning is to improve student learning by providing teachers and students with assessment data that can inform and guide instruction and learning” (Edugains, n.d). The I-Ready diagnostics has been implemented nation wide and is state approved in Colorado, it was built for the Common Core. It was designed to increase student outcomes by measuring individual students growth. It 's an adaptive diagnostic for reading and mathematics that pinpoints down to the…

When situations arise in life when we are forced to make important decisions, persevere in a given activity, or make the best out of a difficult situation, how we mentally tackle our problems are a major factor in the quality of the outcome and how we measure our success. For some people, decisions are made through viewing everything in a positive light. Seeing only the fullness of the glass, positive thinkers see the world full of potential for success. On the other hand, many view the world as…

pathologist in Lispalot Elementary in the Oklahoma City public school district. The following instructional strategy essay will be based on a third grade class, with speech disorders, who are unable to accomplish kindergarten standards and objectives in phonics. We plan on using technology and games to work with students on their specific speech disorder. The classroom has a total of four students, which isn’t too big to help each child individually. There are three male students, and one…

The unit commences by drawing upon prior knowledge of the children, to scaffold and develop students understanding of phonics. Reading, writing, listening and speaking are connected, to immerse students within an enrich literacy environment equips students with the skills, techniques and strategies to read, understand, interpret and make meaning of text (Harris, McKenzie…

The more I grow, the more I understand just how important language is in the world. English is the only language that I speak and I learned this language from my parents. English is the only language that my parents know how to speak. Although, interestingly enough, when my mother was a child, her mother and father would speak Italian throughout the house. They soon stopped speaking Italian when my mother began to catch onto their private conversations. My mother lost her ability to understand…

When providing lessons in English Language Arts, teachers should include activities that encourage verbal collaborations, reading, and writing aspects. Moreover, these should be done with accommodations for any student with English language barriers based off of individual skills levels (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2013). Using Speaking / listening, reading, and writing activities in lessons is important, because they are all forms of producing and processing information with language; which would…

Learning centers is an important part of the day for students young and old. The learning centers must have a based around any topic from social studies, science, mathematics, English, and word study. The center is designed for students to work together or in small groups to enhance their content knowledge, add enrichment, introducing new topics, relating topics, finally, to practice skills. When the teacher develops learning centers, they require completely detailed and thought through…

Assignment #7: Article Summary (Phonological Awareness) Phonological awareness is an essential part of becoming a successful reader. According to Yopp & Yopp (2009), “Phonological awareness can be taught. Instruction should be child appropriate and intentional” (p. 2). This article discusses different ways and materials teachers can use to help develop their students’ phonological awareness. Summary This article mainly focuses on phonological awareness. At the beginning, the article explains…