Effective teaching will create a SOUND foundation (shown at the base of the ladder) and intuitively add strength and confidence for each higher level of language development.
James Surowiecki's "Are You Being Served?" may also apply to education. If you intend to keep your focused attention on the smallest details of the immediate needs of your current learners, WordsAhead will help you teach vocabulary-to-be-read.
James Surowiecki's "Are You Being Served?" may also apply to education. If you intend to keep your focused attention on the smallest details of the immediate needs of your current learners, WordsAhead will help you teach vocabulary-to-be-read.
WordsAhead promotes speech sounds!
Purpose of Spoken Language
Alphabetic tasks...
Purpose of Written Language
Letter Names (ABC-order)
Letter Shapes – Uppercase
Letter Shapes – Lowercase
Letter-to-Letter Matching
Directionality
Word-to-Word Matching
Pronunciation and sound-spelling...
Consonant Sounds – Listen only!
Anticipation of specific content-to-be-read...
Shared Background Knowledge and Experiences
Exploration of general text structure...
Author/Illustrator
Sentences... Paragraphs... Chapters
Table of Contents, Index, Glossary, etc.
AND FINALLY...
Independent Reading
Comprehension Strategies
Students will grow into excellence!
Read-Aloud Competencies include rate/intonation/expression
Creative Writing Competencies include:
Topic selection
Due diligence and discovery
Vocabulary and sound-spellings
Syntax and composition
Editing
Let's get to work!
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