Literacy Learning Strategies/ Activities by

Literacy Learning Strategies/ Activities by https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316 Strategies that can be used in an early literacy classroom for reading en-us 2017-02-23 16:36:58 UTC 2017-03-08 04:51:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png Word Walls kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/155812029 Description: "Collections of words posted in the classroom that children use for word study activities and refer to when they're studying."
Advantages:
*Provide reference for the students during reading and writing
*Help students see patterns and relationships in words
Disadvantages:
*Students may constantly look at word wall instead of trying to sound out the words
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins

]]> 2017-02-23 16:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/155812029 Word Sorts kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924149 Description: These are "used to examine and categorize words according to their meanings, phoneme-grapheme correspondences, or spelling patterns."

Advantages:
*Very efficient
*Flexible
*Helps students remember word patterns

Disadvantages:
* Not helpful for all students
*Some may get more confused
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins

]]> 2017-03-01 04:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924149 Mini Lessons kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924413 Description: "Short, focused lessons on literacy strategies and skills. These lessons usually last 15 to 30 minutes and sometimes the teacher may extend the lesson over several days as children apply the topic in reading and writing activities. An example of mini lesson could be how to insert quotation marks."
Advantages:
*can be whole group or small group
* more focused and faster lessons means less time taken
Disadvantages:
* Some kids may take longer to learn the lesson than others
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins ]]> 2017-03-01 04:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924413 Book Talks kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924484 Description: "Brief teasers that teachers use to introduce books and interest children in reading them. Teachers show the book, summarize it without giving away the ending, and read a short excerpt aloud to hook the students. The children use the same steps when they give book talks."
Advantages:
* Makes children excited to read book
*Teaches children how to summarize
Disadvantages:
* some students may give away too much information about book
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins ]]> 2017-03-01 04:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924484 Story Telling kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924529 Description: This is used to monitor children's comprehension. "The teacher sits one-on-one with a student and ask them to retell a story they just read or listened to aloud." "The student will organize the information they remember to provide a personalized summary that reveals their level of comprehension."
Advantages:
* Good for comprehension
* learn to organize important parts of stories
Disadvantages:
* Time consuming for one-on-one conversations with teacher
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins ]]> 2017-03-01 04:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924529 Rubrics kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924555 Description: "Rubrics are scoring guides that teachers use to assess the children's achievement." "Most of these guides usually have levels, ranging from high to low, with assessment criteria at each level." These are typically distributed to the students when they begin a project so they know what the teacher expects and how they will be graded.
Advantages:
* Better grades
* Helps children become better speakers, readers and writers
Disadvantages:
* Overly used
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins ]]> 2017-03-01 04:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924555 Readers Theatre kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924611 Description: This is a dramatic performance of a script by a group of readers. "The students assume parts, rehearse by reading their characters' lines in the script, and then do a performance for their classmates."
Advantages:
* children have the opportunities to read good literature
* engage with text
* bring text to life
Disadvantages:
* Can be time consuming
* Some won't like reading aloud
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins ]]> 2017-03-01 04:47:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924611 Kagan Strategy- Think, Pair, Share kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924798 Description: Think, pair, share is a strategy that involves a way to get all of the students talking and participating. This strategy works best in groups of 4 or more. The teacher gives the class a question and then gives the students time individually to think. After the students had enough time to think, the groups will discuss their answers. After the students have had enough time discussing, the teacher will call on someone to share.
Advantages:
* Everyone is participating
* Students hear different ideas from other classmates
Disadvantages:
None
Source- In class ]]> 2017-03-01 04:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924798 Think Alouds kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924936 Description: "Teachers use think-aloud procedure to teach children how to direct and monitor their thinking during reading." Students should first watch the teacher think aloud and then practice the strategy. "As they think aloud, children respond to the text, identify big ideas, ask self-questions, make connections, figure out how to solve problems that arise and reflect on their use of strategies."
Advantages:
* makes children more active during reading
*Pay attention to text more
Disadvantages:
*Time consuming
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins ]]> 2017-03-01 04:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/156924936 Reading Logs kaitlyn7staggs https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/158556257 Description: Journals where children write their reactions to books they're reading or listening too. In these entries, the students write about ideas, comprehension and misunderstandings they have from the book. Some teachers give the students prompts to write about.
Advantages:
* Develop new ideas about the book
*Helps them better understand stories
Disadvantages:
* Time consuming
* Overly used
Source- Literacy in the Early Grades by Gail E. Tompkins]]> 2017-03-08 04:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kaitlyn7staggs/EL316/wish/158556257