No class, December 8
Complete the TAKE HOME FINAL EXAM ESSAY.doc. Review for FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, Dec 13 @ 12.30 in EDS104. Bring a SCANTRON. All documents due on Tuesday.
 | Five Big Ideas |
| Phonological Awareness Definitions |
| Phonological Awareness Continuum |
| Resources/ComprehensionDefinitions.pdf |
| Stages in Language Development (Morrow, chapter 4) |
| Continuum of Children’s Development in Early Reading and Writing |
| Stages of Spelling Development |
| Writing Process |
ECE 358 Language Acquisition Exam II Take Home Portion. Type about a one-page response to this question – and bring to class on Thursday, December 1, 2005.
Your kindergarten class has each received in the mail an invitation
to Johnny's six year old birthday party:
"Please come to my birthday party
dressed up as your favorite story book character. We’re going to watch
'SHREK'.”
One parent comes to you, unfamiliar with the movie, and, quite frankly, unfamiliar with the idea of story book characters, fairy tales, Mother Goose stories. Write a parent-friendly letter describing the basics: what she needs to know about storytelling, what she needs to do to start sharing stories with her child, and at least two resources that would help her.
Take this Mentor Evaluation form with you into an environment where you may present your Reading Demonstration to a small (3-5) group of young children. Use this form to write a reflection on your reading demonstration - Reflections.rtf
Phonological Awareness II Activity due Thursday, Oct 27.
Read Morrow, chapter 2 on Assessment
Read chapter 6 on Comprehension/Fluency. Exam I on 10/20. Exam I Study Guide
Phonological Awareness Activity due Thursday, Oct 13. Read Morrow chapter 6 on COMPREHENSION
Phonological Awareness Continuum. PDF
Fillmore & Snow (2000) What Teachers Need to Know about Language.pdf
NAEYC & IRA (1998) Learning to Read & Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children.pdf