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Josh Thompson

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903-468-8627

An Intro to the Professor .pps

ECE 358 Language Acquisition Development in Early Childhood Education Field-Based Settings

Required Texts: Morrow, L.M. (2005). Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Learn to Read and Write (5^th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

NAEYC & IRA. (1998) Learning to read and write: Developmentally appropriate practices for young children. http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/PSREAD98.PDF or http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/PSREAD0.asp

Additional Resources:

www.MyEducationLab.com

Searchlight http://searchlight.utexas.org/

Texas Teacher Reading Academies http://texasreading.org/utcrla/

Page last edited on Thursday, March 26, 2009. This page is a blog - read from bottom up.


12/2	last class Reading Demo (book & activity, Mentor Evaluation, typed reflection) {Miscellaneous guides: Reading Demo Peer Eval .doc; Reading Demo .doc; Reading Demo 2 .doc; Reflections .rtf; } Final Exam Study Guide .rtf
11/25	no class meeting - out in schools Reading to children
11/18	Organizing - Morrow, chapter 9
11/11	Motivating - read Morrow, chapter 8 Storytelling Activity II
11/4	www.annualconference.naeyc.org online Exam II
10/28	Writing - read Morrow, chapter 7 Reading Demonstration Form Mentor Evaluation - part A - identify where you will read to children Phonological Awareness Activity
10/21	This is the video we used in our class today: http://www.learner.org/resources/series204.html?pop=yes&pid=2187# You have to register for www.Learner.org Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices .ppt Fulgham Kindergarten .ppt
10/14
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9/23	Storytelling Activity is due Read Morrow, chapter 5, Phonological Awareness.
9/16	Our unit on diversity is now open in eCollege. * First, read chapter 3 in Morrow. * Enroll in the Kindergarten Teacher Reading Academy (KTRA), in http://searchlight.utexas.org/ * Study the two sections: Introduction and English Language Learners. * Post your comments in eCollege: Unit 7: Discussion. * Take Unit 7: Quiz (it is tough - you need to read the textbook AND the KTRA. This is all due by Sunday, Sept 21.
9/9	IRA Reading Demonstration .doc Read Morrow, chapter 2 on Assessment
9/2	Read Morrow, chapters 1 & 4, and NAEYC Learning to Read & Write. Start with books - what did you bring to class today? Five Big Ideas of Early Reading Instruction. doc How I Learned to Read & Write Language .ppt
9/2	You can now place your Scholastic Book Club orders online! Browse all the great monthly Club selections at low prices and order online - all while helping our classroom earn FREE books, software, and resources. Here's how it works: Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site. Browse the titles with your child, and place your order with your credit card. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic's secure server. There's no need to send money to school. After I submit the entire class's order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home. www.scholastic.com/parentordering Class User Name: thompsontamuc Password: TeacherReaders Remember, placing your online credit card order is completely safe and secure. Ordering online is the most convenient way to use Scholastic Book Clubs. You can order anytime, right up until the online order due date. And this month, our class can earn additional FREE books, just for trying this online ordering service. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
8/26	1:00pm First Class EdSouth Room 131 Welcome .pps Bring your Morrow textbook. Bring a children's book - maybe your favorite. I'm bringing Gloria Houston. (1992). My Great Aunt Arizona. HarperCollins Publishers. Let's tell stories. Mine is about my family: (photo by Hillary, 1/14/1998) Morrow pp 291-296 and Appendix A How I learned to read & write Five Big Ideas of Early Reading Instruction. doc ~~So what do you know about emergent literacy? Please participate in this Language Survey. Due Tue, July 8.~~

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