Monthly Archives: February 2010

Answer the following questions AS you read the article. 1. Describe in broad stokes the reading processes that take place during comprehension of informational text (p. 362, under Construction of Meaning and Concept Development with Informational Texts). The reading process … Continue reading →

1. How does a Preliterate (Emergent) speller read and write? The student’s writing is more pretend than real. Writing seems like scribbles, random lines and have no phonetic relationship with words They read books based off of memory or use … Continue reading →

1. What was the hypothesis tested by the researchers? The hypothesis that was tested by the researchers was whether or not children learn the pronunciation and spelling of words while seeing the words in a lesson or by verbally hearing … Continue reading →

Look at the spelling errors that Curt makes. What stage of word knowledge is Curt in?Why do you pick this stage of development? What are the key characteristics? The stage of knowledge that Curt is the letter name stage. Curt … Continue reading →

Emergent (Preliterate) Pre-K to Middle of First Grade Toddlers to Pre-Schoolers ages 0-5 This is the stage when children make marks on paper relating the scribbles to letters and words Early Emergent stage students scribble maybe using circles to tell … Continue reading →

Q1. What is the Simple View of Reading? Explain how it works. The simple view of reading is that reading comprehension is achieved when a learner can decode the text and understand what is being read. It works in that … Continue reading →

(Chapter 2) 1. Explain what Morris means by the traditional role of kindergarten is “to level the playing field” in terms of literacy experience. On page 9 in chapter two the author states, “the school district’s kindergarten program was not … Continue reading →

Text Talk Lesson Plan for Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Retold and Illustrated by James Marshall Dial Books for Young Readers, 1998. ISBN # 0-8037-0542-5 SUMMARY: The story of Goldilocks is as traditional as they … Continue reading →