Language
Language building strategies, questioning, scaffolding, conversations
What is Phonological Awareness?
Phonological awareness is the ability to detect the sounds in language without thinking about the meaning of what is said.”
The most important word to a child
Their name
What are best practices?
Research-based instructional approaches and strategies that lead to the greatest gains in children's knowledge and understanding including social and emotional development.
What did we learn from the bubbles activity?
Hands-on opportunities and practices are better to use with students than only paper-pencil assignments.
Name one recommendation for creating a positive classroom environment
Establish rules and routines; create a daily schedule; build a positive learning community; understand how children learn
Phonological Awareness is an auditory skill that does not involve
Why is Environmental Print important?
•This is the first type of print that many children learn to recognize.
•It introduces children to the relationship between print and meaning.
•With the use of environmental print, children can feel successful “reading” at any age.
What are the benefits of literacy centers?
Students practice and extend their learning from what they have already learned (independently or with a small group).
What is social and emotional development?
Enabling children to build a sense of who they are, what they can do and how to function in society.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development?
This is the area between what children can do independently and what they can do with assistance. Scaffolding pulls children forward to higher levels of performance.
Mention at least two of the Phonological Awareness Continuum components
Research tells us that letter knowledge is a key predictor of ________.
Reading success
Describe the different types of vocabulary words (Tier I, II, III)
•Basic Words
–Children will encounter these words in everyday conversation
–Spend time on these words only if children don’t know them
•Rare/Sophisticated Words
–Words that mature language users know and that are common in written language
–Because children get a lot of “mileage” out of these words, they warrant more instructional time
•Technical Vocabulary Words
–Words that are specific to a domain or subject area such as science, music, art, etc.
Name three of the super 7 learning centers
Library/Listening Center, Construction, Writer's Corner, ABC, Creativity, Pretend and Learn, Math/Science
Recommended number of exchanges in a conversation (at a minimum).
3-5
What does the PA Developmental Timeline tell us?
We see that children may acquire phonological sensitivity skills in overlapping stages. Notice that some of the skills emerge and continue to emerge over a 1 to 3 year period.”
Provide two characteristics of a letter wall.
•Letter wall is at children’s eye level.
• Each letter topper has an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter and a key picture.
• The key picture on the topper gives children a sound clue.
• All word cards have a picture.
• The word is first and then the picture. This way the beginning letter of each word is
aligned and it’s easier for children to notice similarities and differences.
• Words are lowercase unless they are proper nouns.
What is Center Time?
Center time is a time during the day when children construct their own knowledge through exploration and play with instructional learning materials in subdivided areas of the classroom.
Cognitive transitions are times during the day when children are changing from one activity to another.
Which center is the best for language development?
Pretend and Learn Center
Various responses
One thing I learned or I know about Letter Knowledge is...
Various responses
What is Small Group Time?
Small group time is a time to meet with a group of 2-6 children to provide intentional cognitive instruction.
"I do, we do, you do"