E-Resource Brochure by Isabelle Yeo https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy This Padlet contains links and activities for parents and their children. The target age group is children from two years old to three years old. en-us 2021-08-11 08:25:09 UTC 2024-05-02 23:28:24 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f468-1f469-1f467-1f466.png #1 Speech Therapist from Dynamics Singapore Isabelleyxq https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689020349 Children develop language at different rates. So, comparing your child to other children of the same age might not help you to know whether your child has a language delay. A speech therapist is educated in the study of human communication, its development, and its disorders (Mayberry et al., 2002). They assess speech, language, cognitive communication, and oral/feeding/swallowing skills, allowing them to identify a problem and the best way to treat it. Ms. Abigail Chan who works with multiple children in my centre is proactive in communicating with stakeholders to ensure improvement of their condition. 

Ms. Abigail Chan believes that parents are key to the success of a child's progress in speech or language therapy. Children who finish the program the quickest and with the longest-lasting results are those whose parents were involved (Dynamics Therapy, n.d). For instance, you can help your child do the at-home activities that the speech therapist suggests. This ensures the continued progress and carry-over of new skills.

Website Link to Abigail Chan: https://www.dynamics.com.sg/our-team/speech-therapists-abigail-chan.html


Poster for registration: https://www.dynamics.com.sg/our-team/speech-therapists-abigail-chan.html
https://m.facebook.com/speech.therapy.singapore/photos/a.10150760016234658/10158529428389658/?type=3&source=57&__tn__=EH-R


Video for Dynamic SG: https://www.facebook.com/speech.therapy.singapore/videos/474761043504933/?__so__=channel_tab&__rv__=all_videos_card


]]> 2021-08-21 15:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689020349 #2 Video Resource: Phonological Awareness in the Early Years Isabelleyxq https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689070662 This video offers strategies for parents to develop the children's ability to hear and identify rhythm to help with their phonological awareness. The teacher started with two- and three-syllable words and slowly moving onto four-syllable words through questions and scaffolding (Queensland Department of Education, 2019). The video is supported by the Australian Curriculum in the Early Years to recognise and practice rhymes, syllables, and sounds- phonemes in spoken words (Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority, 2018).

Additionally, according to the National Literacy Learning Progression, the main element in this video is speaking and listening and the sub-element is the interaction (Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority, 2018).

Similarly, the Ministry of Education (2013) agrees that adults are facilitators of learning by guiding children through challenging but achievable activities. The adult asks open-ended questions at the start and adds more directive questions such as "how many beats are there?". This stimulates children to have critical thinking, comprehension, and listening skills (Ministry of Education, 2013). Furthermore, strongly advocated by Lev Vygotsky, cognitive language development stems from social interactions from guided learning within the zone of proximal development as children and their partner's co-construct knowledge (Hoff, 2020). 

Youtube Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W7bfX8JkxA


]]> 2021-08-21 17:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689070662 #3 Literacy Activity during Transit Isabelleyxq https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689083955 Word building exercises benefit phonetic reading skills, especially when taught simultaneously with phonetic reading instruction. This activity relates to the reading and viewing, where the sub-element is phonic knowledge and word recognition according to the Literacy continuum Process (Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority, 2018). Similarly, this activity is supported by the Ministry of Education Learning Goal 3 sub-disposition is where recognise familiar/ sight/high-frequency words in preschool is a practice in Singapore.

High-frequency words are the stepping stone to reading skills (Tomasello, 2003). According to Emergent Literacy Theory, Marie Clay believes children's ability to recreate words and distinguish between words and letters important skill that needs to be considered when determining whether students can read and write (Hoff, 2020). Therefore, it is important that we provide children with opportunities to be exposed to letters and practice forming words in school and at home.

I love how you can customize the resource in so many different ways such as creating it into a CVC phonics activity. The container is also perfect for storing magnetic letters and sight words on the go. As you can sense this is my favourite resource!

Link to Resource Activity: https://iheartcraftythings.com/word-building-activity-travel-kit.html


]]> 2021-08-21 17:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689083955 #4 Meal Time Activity: Sound the Letters Isabelleyxq https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689085562 This activity encourages children to focus on the letter sounds to read the word expanding their vocabulary and hone their reading skills. In phonetic reading, we see a word, break it down into its individual sounds, and then blend the sounds together to figure out the whole word (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014). This play activity relates to phonological awareness, phonic knowledge, and word recognition in the  Literacy Continuum Process (Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority, 2018).

Furthermore, it is supported by Tomasello (2003) states the most effective way to teach reading was with explicit, systematic phonics. Teaching reading with systematic phonics ensures that all students learn this written code in a systematic way starting from simple and advancing to complex (Tomasello, 2003). Furthermore, it is a hands-on and tactile activity that invokes their sense of touch on the playdough. According to Hoff (2020), hands-on learning boosts engagement and retention of language concepts. 


Link to the resource: (Please turn up the volume for this video) https://www.pinterest.com/pin/281543717744123/sent/?invite_code=d1285c09327b43cdbc0aeeb6f405e931&sender=707839403841709978&sfo=1


]]> 2021-08-21 18:00:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689085562 #5 Family Time Activity Isabelleyxq https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689087390 This activity reinforced the concept of letter-shape knowledge with children in the Alphabet Stage. This is all about learning the alphabet letters together with the family in a fun way! According to the Australian Curriculum, Assessment, and Reporting Authority (2018), the element of this activity is creating text, such as text formations and unique features through fun activities. 

In Singapore's Early Childhood framework, engaging children in language learning through purposeful play is important as play is essential in children’s learning (Ministry of Education, 2013). Moreover, Dean Piaget agrees that constructive play encourages further cognitive and language development (Hoff, 2020).

Linked for Family Game Night: Build a Letter
https://growingbookbybook.com/family-game-night-build-a-letter/#_a5y_p=3199177 ]]> 2021-08-21 18:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689087390 References Isabelleyxq https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689202654 2021-08-22 01:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Isabelleyxq/Literacy/wish/1689202654