Lesson Planning
Name 3 important things you need to include in the lesson plan
Objectives, Activities, Materials, Assessment, Topic of the lesson, Duration of the class and activities...
How many phases are there in UK phonics instruction?
6 phases
3-12 years old
What are the 3 aspects of a vocabulary lesson?
Form, Meaning, Use
Name one grammar activity for the activate stage.
Cup of Conversation,
Speed Dating,
Word Formation,
Board Games,
Interview/Survey...
How many stages are there in a lesson plan? What are they?
3 stages: Engage, Study, Activate
What is blending? (Show it!)
Putting sounds together to make a word.
( /d/ /o/ /g/ = /dog/ )
Name one characteristic of young learners.
Short attention span, curious, imaginative, imitate, concrete learning...
Give 2 criteria for selecting vocabulary to teach.
Frequency, usefulness, relevance, visualizable...
What is the difference between skimming and scanning?
Skim = main ideas
Scan = specific information
Name 3 verbs that cannot be used in the learning objectives.
Understand, Remember, Know, Like, Love, Learn, Think, Practice...
What are the 6 letters that teachers should begin teaching with?
SATPIN
What does VARK stand for?
Visual, Auditory, Reading and Writing, Kinesthetic
Name 2 common mistakes in teaching vocabulary.
Teaching too many words, no context, no recycling, translate everything, focus too much on spelling
Give 2 common mistakes in teaching grammar.
Use long explanation,
Rely only on worksheets,
Correct every mistake immediately,
Teach too many items at once,
Expect mastery after one lesson...
Name 2 things teachers must consider when planning a lesson.
Students' needs and learning styles, Background knowledge, Materials, Available resources, Goal...
What kind of lesson or teaching happens in Phase 1 of Phonics instruction?
Age, Schools, Home
Demonstrate one fun way to drill a vocabulary.
- Up high, Down low
- Syllable drill
- Slow reveal
- Silly voices drilling
What's the difference between Bottom-Up and Top-Down reading?
What does each letter in SMART objective stand for?
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant/Realistic, Time-Bound
What is the difference between synthetic and analytic phonics?
Synthetic = sounds before words
Analytic = words before sounds
What is the difference between implicit and explicit?
Implicit = Without conscious awareness or explicit instruction.
Explicit = With direction instruction and awareness.
Name 1 activate activity for students to demonstrate the use of the newly learned words.
Role-play, personalize activities, surveys, create sentences
What is the difference between deductive and inductive in grammar teaching?
Deductive = rule first
Inductive = example first