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Take your cue
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100
Father of Kindergarten
Who is Froebel?
100
Focuses on meaning making
What is the semantic cueing system?
100
Readers hypothesize/predict what the text will say and test/confirm their predictions based on the first letters in the words read.
What is Psycho-linguistic Theory?
100
Using a brainstorming or webbing activity to activate students' background knowledge.
What is Schema Theory?
100
“Taking information away” from the text
What is reading from an efferent stance?
200
Metacognitive Theory
Who is Flavell?
200
Focuses on prior knowledge
What is the schematic cueing system?
200
Miscues are not seen as errors, rather as readers’ responses to the text that differ from what the text actually says
What is the Psycho-linguistic Theory?
200
Integrating reading, writing, speaking, listening. Using learning centers and designing language experiences.
What is Whole Language?
200
learners take the new information and assimilate it into their existing schema without making any changes.
What is accretation?
300
Structuralist Perspective but not Cattell, Javal or Quantz.
Who is Wundt.
300
Focuses on the sentence structure
What is syntactic cueing system?
300
Prediction is an essential strategy used in the reading process.
What is the Psycho-linguistic Theory?
300
Providing students choice, hands on activities, and encouraging social collaboration.
What is Engagement Theory?
300
Providing positive reinforcement for gross approximations initially, but later only reinforcing refined approximations.
What is shaping?
400
Schema Theory; Coined the term schema
Who is Bartlett?
400
Focuses on the relationship between the written letter and its sound
What is grapho-phonic cueing system?
400
Suggests readers do not read every single word that is printed on the page rather they use a sampling technique allowing for rapid reading
What is the Psycho-linguistic Theory?
400
Using skill and drill worksheets for practice, assigning homework, engaging students in recitation activities, and repeated readings.
What is Mental Discipline Theory?
400
Learners create a new schema addressing the incongruences between the old schema and the newly acquired information
What is restructuring?
500
Built his theory off of the Unfoldment Theory
Who is Dewey?
500
Ask yourself, "Does it make sense?"
What is the semantic cueing system?
500
Philosophy of language development and the instructional approaches embedded
What is Whole Language?
500
Using practices such as read the room, sentence strips, and building words using -affixes and root words.
What is Structuralism?
500
The absolute smartest and most engaging reading theory teacher at VSU.
Who is Dr. Radcliffe?
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