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

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No class meeting on May 9 - unless you have papers to turn in - last chance, Wed, May 9 @ 1.00 p.m.

http://www.favoritepoem.org/poems/hughes/mypeople.html Read this. Memorize it! Love it.

Reading Demonstration Due Wednesday, May 2 Mentor Evaluation.doc And a typed explanation of your reading demonstration: name of the book, location where you read to children, why you chose that book for those children, and, most important, SO WHAT? What did you learn from the experience, how did the Mentor's comments help, what will you do different next time? Oh yeah, even more important: HAVE FUN!

Final Exam Study Guide .rtf Wednesday, May 2, 1:00 p.m. Bring SCANTRON, Blue Book (no name on it), a folder, containing all six of your assignements for this class: reading demonstration lesson plans and reflections,  phonological awareness activities, and storytelling plans; and a copy of Morrow (2005) Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write (5th ed.).

http://www.wikihow.com/Read-and-Write-in-1337

Mentor Evaluation.doc TAKS Writing Rubric ppt

Exam II - step one: take the Quiz, either in class on 3/14 or online, eCollege, Exam II, Quiz. Then proceed to write the answers to the three essay questions:   How’d you do on the pop quiz? What are your strengths? Where do you lack foundational understanding? What are you going to do about it? Think of several dramatic-play themes that you could create in an early childhood classroom, such as a restaurant. For each of three themes, describe writing materials that you could provide for that play area for children to use. Explain the teacher’s role in stimulating use of the writing materials in each area. Read the article – http://www.hillsdale.edu/imprimis/2007/02 and respond. What is the role of stories in your own development, both as a young child, and now as a prospective teacher of young children? Here is a copy of the quiz and the exam questions: Exam II You may upload your answers in the eCollege, Exam II, Quiz, or in the Exam section. Due Wed, March 28. Along with your Phological Awareness activity, II. Use TEKS.

Comprehension Activity .pdf Comprehension Booklet .pdf Comprehension Definitions .pdf Comprehension Questions .pdf Comprehension Questions .ppt

Parenting .pps

for 2/21 - Exam I online at eCollege on Tuesday, 2/20 or Wednesday, 2/21, over Morrow chapts 1-5. My Mistake! You do NOT have to use Exam Guard. for 2/28 - Phonological Awareness Activity & read chapter on Family Literacy Prepare a Phonological Awareness Activity. Type up the name of the activity, source, and which of the 5 types of phonological awareness activities it is. Then tell about your activity, props you use, and questions you will ask to engage young children in your activity. Finally, describe extension activities that children will do with your phonological awareness activity. Phonological Awareness Activities .pdf

for 2/14 - Phonological Awareness - read Morrow chap 5 Prepare a StoryTelling Demonstration. Type up the name of the story, source, and why you chose it. Then tell about your storytelling technique (inflection, expression, characterizations), props you use, and questions you will ask to engage young children in your story. Finally, describe extension activities that children will do with your storytelling materials. Here are some online resources to help - www.preschoolrainbow.org/ falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/fingerplayindex.htm http://www.storyarts.org/

2/7 Assessment & Diversity  Diversity.ppt Fillmore & Snow.ppt Resources/TPRI.pdf www.texasreading.org http://dibels.uoregon.edu/ http://www.tpri.org/

1/30 Presentations/WritersALL.pps wikibooks.org Wiki_Junior Languages.htm Five Big Ideas of Early Reading Instruction.doc http://www.texasreading.org/utcrla/ Reading Demonstration.doc

Book order deadline has been extended to Feb 5. I have exciting news . . . 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—and it is the only way to take advantage of exclusive online-only offers and an expanded selection of books and software. The best part is, you can order anytime, right up until the online order due date.   If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

We will have a new fresh start, first day of class on Wednesday, January 24. Get the textbook, read the first chapter. Find great children's books. Be well. Stay warm. Keep in touch.

This course explores children’s language and linguistic development, with special emphasis given to the nature and function of language, theories of language acquisition, language and cognition, developmental stages in learning to talk, dialectical differences, and partnering with parents to foster language and literacy development. Buy the Required Textbook: Morrow (2005) and print off the NAEYC document.

We meet on Wednesdays, from 1:00p.m. - 3:30 p.m. in EdSouth 131.