Growing thinking and communication skills
interactions between and among peers that foster understanding occurring in a classroom
What is discourse?
Children are expected to arrive at school with this basic skill level.
What is reading?
A skill that requires students engaged in thinking about text, speaking, listening, and often writing.
What is reading?
Foundations which are formed by age 4 that have a great impact on kindergarten performance and success in life
What is oral language?
Adequately investing in students’ discussions builds classroom communication
What is speaking and listening skills?
blending, segmenting, rhyming, alliteration, manipulating sounds, awareness of syllables, awareness of words in a sentence
What is phonological awareness?
discourse takes the form of
What is discussion, conversation, or dialogue?
awareness of: conversational turn taking, appropriate behavior with peers, the social use of language, appropriate interaction between peers, appropriate interaction between authority figures
What is pragmatics?
Three skills essential for communication and thinking clearly
What is reading, writing, and listening?
A benchmark and predetermination of success later in life that is crucial to learning in elementary school
What is reading at grade level?