Week 7 - Assignment 1 - Fluency and Word Study Chart
What texts and materials do teachers have in their classrooms that support students' development of fluent reading? In a classroom it is necessary to have a variety of levels of texts and books available for students. It is important to keep them organized, so that the children know where to choose a book from. In every classroom there are words and posters with text all over the classroom, which expose the children to many new words and they become part of their familiar text through osmosis. How do they select vocabulary to teach in all areas of your curriculum? Teachers choose to teach new vocabulary words based on the student’s background knowledge and their culture. In each state and country, students are familiar with different ranges of vocabulary. By observing the class and knowing the students the teach can determine the appropriate words to teach. Many times teachers use the read-aloud from the day to introduce the new words for that unit. How much time do they...
Chava, interesting point you bring out about not performing to parents but rather to school mates. I wonder whether that garners the same excitement from the students.
ReplyDeleteIt most definitely causes excitement, but you are right - not as much. I personally feel that for my students they would be just fine with their school mates watching them perform.
DeleteWow Chava! Your lesson plan is extremely clear and I like the way you pointed out the different aspects of the lesson. I do agree with you about the performance and I do think such a performance is unnecessary for this lesson.
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