EDF 3034 AT1 Tay Shu Hui 30873584 & Yuen Yin Qi 30669928 Lollypops & Bubblegum Group by Chloe Yuen https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum Writing en-us 2019-08-15 11:43:01 UTC 2024-07-24 16:03:42 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f36d.png Why Teach Spelling? btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375170055 This resource offers five fun and easy ways to practice spelling words, such as wrapping paper spelling, pyramid spelling, crisscross spelling and many more. This is to engage children in learning how to spell words, which the "proficiency in spelling actually supports reading" (Reed, 2012). 

This relates to the spelling concept, which is supported by Deborah K. Reed's research.]]> 2019-08-17 14:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375170055 btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375170572 Angelillo, J., & Calkins, L. (2002). A Fresh Approach to Teaching Punctuation: Helping Young Writers Use Conventions with Precision and Purpose. New York: Scholastic Inc.

Byington, T. A., & Kim, Y. (2017, November). Promoting Preschoolers’ Emergent Writing. Retrieved from https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/nov2017/emergent-writing

Bodrova, E., & Leong, D. J. (1998). Scaffolding Emergent W riting Scaffolding Emergent W ... Retrieved from https://readingrecovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/LTL_3.2-Bodrova-Leong.pdf

Christensen, C. A. (2010, December 16). Relationship between orthographic‐motor integration and computer use for the production of creative and well‐structured written text - Christensen - 2004 - British Journal of Educational Psychology - Wiley Online Library. Retrieved from https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1348/0007099042376373

Clay, M. (1995). Reading Recovery: A Guidebook for Teachers in Training. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Concannon-Gibney, T. (2018). Teaching Essential Literacy Skills in the Early Years Classroom: A Guide for Students and Teachers. Routledge.

Deiner, P. (2009). Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Development, Resources, and Practice (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Diller, D. (2003). Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work. Stenhouse Publishers.

Freeman, C. (2019, June 01). 5 Spelling strategies for dyslexia (M. Cicerchia, Ed.). Retrieved from https://www.readandspell.com/spelling-strategies-for-dyslexia

Isaacson, S. (2015, June 19). Simple Ways to Assess the Writing Skills of Students with Learning Disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.readingrockets.org/article/simple-ways-assess-writing-skills-students-learning-disabilities

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Machado, J. (2015). Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts: Early Literacy(11th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Mackenzie, N. M., & Scull, J. (n.d.). Using a writing analysis tool to monitor student progress and focus teaching decisions. Retrieved from https://monash.rl.talis.com/items/DB3A59B2-5049-93C3-7A42-62D6068D0777.html

Medwell, J., Strand, S., & Wray, D. (2009). The links between handwriting and composing for Y6 children. Cambridge Journal of Education, 39(3), 329-344. doi:10.1080/03057640903103728

Meier, D. (2015). Teaching Children to Write: Constructing Meaning and Mastering Mechanics. New York: Teachers College Press.

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Peterson, S. (2008). Writing Across the Curriculum: All Teachers Teach Writing. Portage & Main Press.

Reed, D. K. (2012). Why teach spelling? Portsmouth, NH:
RMC Research Corporation, Center on Instruction. Retrieved 10 August 2019, from https://keystoliteracy.com/wp-content/pdfs/orc-genlit/Why%20Teach%20Spelling.pdf

Roux., T. L. (2009). Letter Formation Activities. Retrieved 2019, from https://www.ot-mom-learning-activities.com/letter-formation-activities.html

Smith, J. (2003). Activities for fine motor skills development. Westminster, Calif.: Teacher Created Resources.

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Whitehead, M (2010) Language and Literacy in the Early Years 0-7, 4th Edition. London: SAGE.
]]> 2019-08-17 14:21:12 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375170572 Eye-hand Coordination Activities TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375172064 This resource offers activities that helps to build eye-hand coordination as children need to develop their fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination, so as to hold and use writing tools before they learn to write conventionally. 

This relates to fine motor skills development and eye-hand coordination concept, which is supported by NEL framework, 2013.]]> 2019-08-17 14:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375172064 Spelling Technique for Dyslexic btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375174052 This resource offers a technique to help dyslexic, by adding a visual aid image to the word, for the person with dyslexia to relate.

This relates to the spelling concept and according to Chris & Meredith, "dyslexia can impact on spelling when students are not able to hear the small units of sound that represent meaning. They therefore have difficulty in encoding and decoding sounds, skills which are necessary in order to manipulate them" (Freeman & Cicerchia, 2019).

Therefore, with this visual aid spelling technique, it would help dyslexic people to relate the words and make meaning to their reading.]]> 2019-08-17 15:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375174052 The Importance of Fine Motor Skills btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375176461 This resource offers several fun ways to work with fine motor skills and gross motor skills.

Fine motor development is a significant part of children's well-being. They constantly obtain, refine and consolidate their motor functions and skills and incorporate their skills across domains during their early years. 

This relates to fine motor skills development concept, which is supported by VEYLDF, 2016.]]> 2019-08-17 15:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375176461 Guide to Fine Motor Skills Development TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375178486 This resource offers ideas for hands-on learning activities such as worksheets and templates which helps children to learn, practice and refine their fine motor skills. It also includes developmental checklists as a guideline to anticipate stages of child development from 18 months to 5 years old. 

This relates to fine motor skills development concept, which is supported by Smith, 2003.]]> 2019-08-17 16:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375178486 Letter Formation Tips btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375222519 This resource offers tips and strategies to help parents and educators; to help children to learn letter formations, before actual writing.

It is important to teach the correct way of forming letters from the beginning. According to Dr Carol's research, which relates to the letter formation concept of writing by learning how to form letters first, was "a strong relationship has shown to exist between orthographic-motor integration and students' ability to produce creative and well-structured written text" (Christensen, 2010).]]> 2019-08-18 08:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375222519 Handwriting App TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375225003 This resource offers an educational journey with the most engaging and entertaining handwriting app for children. They can learn to associate with words, tracing and formation of words with various exciting animations, graphics and sound effects.

According to Whitehead, 2010, both reading and writing are a way to interact and need to be emphasized in the early years as children will learn to communicate by reading and writing (phonics, pencil grip, letter formation).

This relates to letter formation and handwriting concept, which is supported by Whitehead, 2010.]]> 2019-08-18 09:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375225003 Tripod Pencil Grip TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375227310 This resource offers a rhyme to help children to hold a pencil in a tripod grip the correct way. It enables the children to control the pencil more efficient with finger movements.

Fine motor skills are needed for writing, and without them the capacity of children to form letters fluently and legibly will be significantly impacted.

This relates to fine motor skills development concept, which is supported by Concannon-Gibney, 2018.]]> 2019-08-18 10:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375227310 Letter Formation Activities btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375227356 This resource offers a variety of letter formation activities that does not encourage the use of common writing tools like paper and pencil; and whereby children can also hone the skill for good fine motor skills.

Letter formation is the "art of forming numbers and letters and drawing patterns", and when children starts "forming numbers and letters correctly from the very beginning can help reduce letter reversals, messy handwriting and errors in later years"  (Roux., 2009). 

This relates to letter formation concept, which is supported by Medwell, Strand, & Wray's research that "handwriting is not just about training the hand; it is about training the memory and hand to work together to generate the correct mental images and patterns of letters and translate these into motor patterns of letters - automatically and without effort"  (Medwell, Strand, & Wray, 2009).]]> 2019-08-18 10:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375227356 Tips for Children with Motor Disabilities TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375229152 Art and crafts for children with motor disabilities help them express themselves creatively, build confidence, and aid in strengthening fine and gross motor skills.

Creative arts also allow children to develop and practice necessary skills and movements in a safe way. In addition, creative arts provide children with the opportunity to explore their world. 

This relates to fine motor skills development concept, which is supported by Deiner, 2009.]]> 2019-08-18 11:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375229152 Assessments Tools btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375232280 This resource offers various ways of assessing students on their writing skills. Assessments are done to "monitor students progress and focus teaching decisions" (Mackenzie & Scull), and "to give a complete picture of a student's writing performance across different text structures and genres" (Isaacson, 2015).]]> 2019-08-18 12:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375232280 Spelling Resource Library TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375234928 This resource offers worksheets, games and hands-on activities to help children to learn spelling in a more fun and interactive way.

Spelling serves as a significant stage in the process of deciphering the sound-symbol system of written language. 

This relates to spelling concept, which is supported by Machado, 2015.]]> 2019-08-18 13:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375234928 Guide to Writing TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375238437 This resource offers a song to guide children the basic of beginning writing that includes capital letter, punctuations and spaces between words.

When children learn about writing, they use not only the general-purpose learning skills but also their knowledge of language. Writing is important because it allows children to learn things that they have not experience. 

This relates to writing concept, which is supported by Treiman & Kessler, 2014.]]> 2019-08-18 14:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375238437 Hands-on Activity TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375242687 This resource offers a hands-on activity by using straws and pipe cleaners to help children create letters, sort them and compare letter characteristics. The straws are used as straight lines and the pipe cleaners are used as curves. It is not just enjoyable and playful to create the alphabet, it allows children to organise into categories what they understand about letters and words.

Clay (1995) believed that seeing letters in print is an important part of letter learning, but she prefers instruction that incorporates Three Ways of Remembering unknown letters.

This relates to forming letters concept, which is supported by Clay, 1995.]]> 2019-08-18 15:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375242687 Stages of Emergent Writing btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375248047 This resource offers the overview of the different stages of emergent writing, that showcases the different kinds of writing that is evident in a preschool class. 

This relates to writing skills concept that is supported through an innovative method, called 'scaffolded writing'; which is based on Vygotsky's theory of learning and development  (Bodrova & Leong, 1998) .]]> 2019-08-18 17:14:26 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375248047 Alphabet Workout TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375337695 This resource offers a video of alphabet workout which strengthens alphabet recognition, letter formation skills and fitness. The workout teaches writing of the upper case letters to develop the exercise movements and verbal letter formation directions. This song incorporates visual, auditory and kinesthetics learning that will be a great help for children to practice forming the letters and making body and brain connections.

Teaching the right letter formation to children is essential as they learn to write letters and words by emphasizing that strokes should go from top to bottom and from left to right.

This relates to forming letters concept, which is supported by Diller, 2003.]]> 2019-08-19 07:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375337695 Punctuation TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375345303 This resource offers punctuation activities which includes sorting, displays, posters and PowerPoints to help in the scaffolding of the children knowledge of punctuation.

Punctuation is component of a successful writing ability as it is used to communicate significance, tension to pull the reader along, thoughtful organization, word selection, a satisfactory end, and a host of others. Punctuation is what connects ideas together that enables children with clarity and grace to envelop and communicate layered thoughts.

This relates to punctuation concept, which is supported by Angelillo & Calkins, 2002.]]> 2019-08-19 07:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375345303 Tips for Teaching Writing Conventions TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375348892 This resource offers tips of teaching the children to use the tools of the writing conventions such as punctuation, capitalisation, grammar and spelling.

Writing conventions deliver as representations for readers which provide recognisable ground for understanding what the writing says. As such, reading and writing are the foundations for learning about the effective use of writing conventions.

This relates to writing conventions concept, which is supported by Peterson, 2008.]]> 2019-08-19 08:22:17 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375348892 Literacy Teaching Toolkit TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375355082 This resource offers a literacy teaching toolkit on how educators can build authentic experiences and engage in writing with children while embedding significant learning foci for emerging literacy growth.

Primary school years are a key time to instill lifelong writing practices and arrangements, and children learn sophisticated methods to produce strong, engaging, and masterful writing. Learning how to write with skills, precision, style, and originality is a key period in their writing life.

This relates to writing concept, which is supported by Meier, 2015.]]> 2019-08-19 08:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375355082 Setting A Writing Environment btsh25 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375379517 This resource offers ideas in creating an environment for writing, which includes the opportunity for young children to explore writing tools, that strengthens the hands and fingers, while also exposing children to the alphabet. 

This relates to the stages of writing concept, which is supported by Teresa and Yaebin; that there is "a framework to explain on the emergent writing practices, which comprises of the three domains: conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge and generative knowledge. Conceptual knowledge includes learning the function of writing, while procedural knowledge is the mechanics of letter and word writing; and lastly, generative knowledge describes children's abilities to write phrases and sentences to convey meaning"  (Byington & Kim, 2017).]]> 2019-08-19 12:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375379517 https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375771981 2019-08-20 17:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/TayShuHuiandYuenYinQi/LollypopsandBubblegum/wish/375771981