Assessment 1B by Siti Qadhtijah Binti Sahar https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b EDF3034 - Children's Literacy Development en-us 2021-08-22 08:13:57 UTC 2023-07-26 09:09:53 UTC hello@padlet.com Reference List sbin0047 https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689372976 2021-08-22 08:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689372976 Resource #1 - Local Professional / Business sbin0047 https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689373283 This resource equips a teacher or parent with the necessary information to support young dyslexics in their literacy learning. The Main Literacy Programme (MLP), delivered by trained Educational Therapists, focuses on the holistic literacy development of the child in terms of phonemic awareness and phonics, reading fluency, reading comprehension, language and vocabulary and writing (DAS, 2020). And this relates to the reading, viewing and writing parts of the Literacy Continuum Process Model, which is supported by the concept of visual literacy divided into two principles; visuals are a language, and a visually literate person should be able to read and write the visual language (Ausburn & Ausburn, 1978). Hence, through assessments and intervention, a child can improve their visual literacy through the programme - word recognition and representing in prints. 

Besides, Amatea (2013) mentioned that there is another paradigm shift in family-school relations, which is revolutionized by the paradigm of collaboration. In this shift, the school staffs embrace the idea of seeing students and their families as collaborators or partners in the effort to educate children (p. 21). Therefore, the resource is beneficial to foster a positive partnership between home and school, child-parent and teacher.]]> 2021-08-22 08:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689373283 Resource #2 - Phonics Songs sbin0047 https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689373583 This resource includes videos of 22 individual letter sounds that promote phonemic awareness and phonics in literacy. Yopp and Yopp (2009) states that 'Phonological awareness is the ability to attend to and manipulate units of sound in speech (syllables, onsets and rimes, and phonemes) independent of meaning.' The resource is relevant for children to not only learn to read and write but to enhance listening for enjoyment; to differentiate phonemes and rhymes in words, appreciating rhymes, poetry, finger play and many more (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014, p. 209) Adding on, this resource teaches children about letter-sound relationships through phonics which is a method of teaching word recognition or decoding that emphasise the sound-symbol (letter) relationships that exist in a language (Rasinski & Padak, 2013).

And this relates to the listening and speaking part of the Literacy Continuum Process based on Singapore's English Language Syllabus, which is supported by the learning domain of Language and Literacy in Singapore's Nurturing Early Learners (MOE, 2013) Framework. Children will enjoy and show improvement in their listening skills which in turn contribute to their communication skills. ]]> 2021-08-22 08:30:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689373583 Resource #3 - Transit songs in a transport sbin0047 https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689374629 This resource includes a list of songs that can help build children's literacy skills as they travel from one location to the other. Regardless of their mode of transportation or destination, singing to songs will help to speed up the waiting process! 
Besides, the child can choose to read the rhymes, sentence by sentence, if unsure of how to sing. This relates to the reading, listening and speaking parts of the Learning Continuum Process, which is supported by the concept of prints that are "the basic understandings of reading" (McKenna & Stahl, 2009). The child will have the opportunity to work on word recognition, track-printing, appropriate blending and decoding of words and more. A parent or teacher can assess if the child can demonstrate understanding of an emergent reader through this resource. It helps to improve the objective of listening for enjoyment (MOE, 2013).


]]> 2021-08-22 08:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689374629 Resource #4 - Meal time Activities sbin0047 https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689375168 This resource offers a list of activities related to the book titled 'If you give a mouse a cookie by Laura Numeroff'. 
First off, as cookies are children's favourite snack, it gives an amazing opportunity for parents to engage their child in various activities integrating literacy and more. An example would be to engage children in a cookery activity; it will cover all of the different learning domains such as language and literacy, numeracy, motor skills development and more (MOE, 2013). In line with mealtime, it would be interesting to explore and learn more about food. 
Secondly, this relates to the reading, listening and speaking parts of the Literacy Continuum Process, which is supported by the importance of listening or reading aloud. The idea of reading aloud allows children to demonstrate the ability to comprehend and understand the story better. Also, it is the foundation for literacy development (Gold & Gibson, 2018). It improves a child's language proficiency through word recognition, interacting and listening. 
Aside, for the older age group, they can look into creating a recipe book. This will help improve their writing skills - visible through their handwriting, usage of inventive spelling, punctuation and grammar. 

This is my favourite resource as it has a variety of activities that not only support Language and Literacy development but other areas too!
]]> 2021-08-22 08:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689375168 Resource #5 - Charade with Household members! sbin0047 https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689375438 Both child and adult can enjoy a game of charade! 
This resource includes different keywords for different topics that are age-appropriate and suitable for everyone to have fun! Literacy skills can be acquired through games and not only through listening or reading. This relates to the reading, viewing and speaking part of the Literacy Continuum Process Model, which is supported by the five modes of communication (Arola, Sheppard & Ball, 2014). A game of charades enhances non-verbal communication skills which, encourage viewing and understanding the situation. Through gestures, it includes every being to be involved in the game. Besides, charades improve vocabulary as it allows players to learn a new word each time! This will improve the interaction between child and others.]]> 2021-08-22 08:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sbin0047/assessment1b/wish/1689375438