11 - Rica - Word Analysis Part I Flashcards
how to make word recognition automatic
classroom labeling –> label the door, table, desk, etc.
-supports the development of fluency and comprehension.
How to introduce phonics to students (in order of easiest skills to most difficult)
- introduce a few short vowel sounds first. (so they can apply to the cvc words)
- letter sounds that relate to letter names, easier for them to comprehend (T sounds like tttt - h does not sound like huuhhh)
- then letter sounds that do not relate to letter names
- separate letter sounds that look or sound similar
- introduce sound spellings that are found frequently in texts so they have many opportunities to practice during reading.
What is automaticity in word recognition?
The child is able to connect the word with the concept in their mind “cat”»_space;> the written form with the idea for it
How to assess concepts of print
(remember, pretty much oral - concepts of print)
USE
1. Observation notes - have students names on a sheet, then check off skills mastered.
2. Monitoring Checklist - very similar to observation except more structured - types of materials you use, specific letters they understand or need help with
3. Concepts of print survey - can the child follow instructions from the teacher Ex: Johnny, can you point to the title, can you point to the author - have a checklist
How to assess letter recognition (5 assessments of what they can do)
- Letter names uppercase
- Letter names lowercase
- Letter identification in text (b) (d) (r)
- Letter sequencing
- Letter recognition (use a chart - see if they just read the a b c order)
Assessment for Alphabetic Principle
(The alphabetic principle is the understanding that words are made up of letters and letters represent sounds. If a child understands these letter-sound associations, he is on the way to reading and writing words)
-assessing individual sounds
-identify consonants and vowel sounds
-nonsense word identification (true indicator if they understand sounds)
-identify manipulation of initial, medial and final sounds.
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Students with special needs - how to teach concepts about print
Accommodate needs - do they have visual issues - do I need to make font bigger in the book? What other disabilities?
Isolate concepts for them - stay to one topic, check in with them
- Use different more modalities - visual, audio, movement, tactile
- REPEAT - additional practice
Struggling Students - help with Letter Recognition and the Alphabetic Principle
- teach a small set of letters and sounds until mastery occurs (letter of the day)
- use a variety of materials: ex: letter tiles, letter cards, songs, magnetic cards, magnetic letters, and interactive activities -make it colorful, make it fun, make it repetitive
- Pre-teach and re-teach in small groups to isolate unknown skills.
- repeat practice and instruction
Advanced learners with concepts of print
- start blending concepts - showing the bigger picture, compounding
- expand activities to reading the letters, words, and sentences
- not more work, but higher level work
Different instructional activities for EL, special needs, struggling students, advanced learners.
focus on those for case study.
How to help English Language Learners with concepts of print
Definitely PRETEACH - they might be lost the entire lesson if you don’t.
Needs to relate to what they already know
-Teach the concepts in isolation - create building blocks for them
-DO NOT BLEND SKILLS - teach title one day, teacher front cover one day, teach back cover one day
- Use T-charts (show word in their primary language, then transfer over to English - you can also use pictures - translate the information so its not a brand new concept for them)
With struggling students to teach concepts of print
- make sure you PRE-teach the concepts to them (ex: big book show them book parts - talking about the title, show me the title)
- teach ISOLATED concepts - don’t do it all at once - do chunks (only focus on letters today, only do words on a page the next day)
- follow up with a small group instruction on concepts the same day, using a hand on approach
Assisting English Language Learners with Letter Recognition and Alphabetic Principle
- Transfer concepts in primary language to the English language
- Use a variety of materials: letter cards, letter tiles, songs, magnetic letters, interactive activities
- preteach
- repetition
advanced learners learning letter recognition and alphabetic principle
- assess for mastery of concepts
- beginning stages of phonics instruction
- small group instruction for reading - decodable books
- begin the writing activities
How to help Special Needs students with letter recognition
- very, very similar to struggling students
- small set of letters until mastered
- preteach and reteach
- different materials and modalities
- REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT practice!
What is the Alphabetic Principle?
We are making sure Letters represent Sounds.
-grapheme (a written representation of a sound)»_space;> phoneme (a sound for a written letter)
What are great activities for Alphabetic Principle?
Letter Cards and Elkonin Boxes
Beginning Milestones of Alphabetic Principle
Beginning decoding (before phonics) Kinder and 1st grade
- understanding the simple spelling patterns (understand the sounds from A-Z "ahh buuh cuhh" - two and three letter words (can, an, a, am, it) - blending the letter sounds - CVC words (cat, hat, bat)
What does phonetic writing focus on?
they have beginning and ending sounds down, they need to understanding spelling patterns
-they are very close to understanding “kat” versus “cat”