Orthography

As a native speaker of Chinese, I learned how to read and write Chinese when I was four. The first word I could recognize was my name. My grandfather told me how to write it correctly. He had a really beautiful handwriting, so I was impressed and picked up a pencil immediately. I just imitated what he did and drew what he had on the paper, which turned out to be very different from the original version and hard to recognize. I asked, “Why should I write my name?” He answered with smile, “You need

Spelling: I was able to observe Nick’s spelling growth over the course of my 8 week experience. My mentor teacher did not administer class spelling tests, because the students are at various positions in the spelling module. Instead, Nick and four other classmates are taken to the back table of the classroom (shown in the diagram in Appendix A) to complete spelling work on their whiteboards. The group that Nick is in is known as the advanced students in the class, and they get spelling words that

Understanding of Literacy Assessment and Relationship Between Assessment and Instruction: The assessment is going to gauge students spelling on 10 different words. The words will include: moon, rock, snake, banana, bat, rat, spoon, map, milk, and ring. The 10 words will be spelled under pictures of the word. This assessment is focusing on beginning consonant sounds, so the teacher will really look and make sure the beginning consonant sounds is correct. Assessments are meant to gauge where students

Ever since I was a tiny first grader, reading was something that was never my favorite thing in the world. Sure, I would sit with the rest of the class on the carpet and listen to my first grade teacher read a story, but I’d always look forward to it being over. For a while, reading was a subject that I respected, but I never had a desire for it. The journey I’ve made from sitting on that rug with my first-grade class to now is something that I’m really proud of, and that journey is remarkable to

Many Americans due to the fact that they have been in America they believe that the English language is easier to master than another language. Moreover, U.S college students believes that since they speak English frequently throughout the day they have mastered the English language. However, this may sound like common sense but it not true. Studies “from the U.S Department of Education shows that many high school seniors are graduating unable to read at grade level and one in four cannot read at

“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road,” wrote Anna Quindlen. Whether nonfiction or fiction, whether poetry or plays, whether long novels or short, people have always craved stories and often it is the storyteller who commands the most attention. The Hopi have a saying: “He who tells the stories rules the world.” For me, stories have provided the comfort and companionship on my journey, but it was not without some obstacles in the road. Through the years, my reading memories have a metaphor

Since being a child, reading used to be my favorite hobby. I would immerse myself in fiction and dive into the fantasy world. I loved the idea of getting lost in a story and forgetting all my troubles. I would read almost any book that I picked up. My favorite genres included fiction, comedy, and adventure. I found so much pleasure from reading and alienating myself from the rest of the world for a certain period of time. My parents would always read me a story before going to bed every night, this

“Literacy begins in thinking about stories” (Robert Fisher 2006) with reference to a specific children’s novel, discuss how you would develop lower ks2 higher order reading skills to enable them to improve their standard of reading According to www.ibe.unesco.org (2008), “reading is about understanding written texts. It is a complex activity that involves both perception and thought.” Therefore it is my opinion that if a child is going to read then they should first choose a text which is going

-The students will be able to identify rhyming words. -The students will be able to write sets of words which rhyme. Explain what the word rhyme means to the class. The educator will ask students if they have heard rhyming words. Then, listen and respond to their answers. Next, ask if the students ever heard any of Dr. Seuss’ books. Explain how Dr. Seuss writes in rhymes. Then, write some examples of rhyming words (i.e. fox/box, mouse/house, cat/hat) on the board. -Rhyme -Sounds The educator will

My parents introduced and read Bob Books before I even started school. This has been the first ever interaction with reading and the way I started to learn how to read. I remember that the beginning books were simple and focused on learning the alphabet and occasionally learning two and three letter words. The books then became progressively harder and more complex. My parents progressed me through the Bob Books and helped me with them every night. These Bob Books had been the first ever material