School Age Language Final Flashcards
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Orthography definition
Knowledge required to represent spoken language in writing
Four “language knowledge blocks” for spelling
Phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics
Morphology in spelling involves
Ability to consider the morphemic structure of words and how spellings change as a result of adding a morpheme
Semantics in spelling involves
Understanding how meaning affects spelling (they’re, their, there)
Spelling skills are highly correlated with…
Word level reading, reading comprehension, written composition
Sigler’s “overlapping waves theory” says that ….
Children have access to and use the 4 language knowledge blocks for spelling at different ages
How to conduct a spelling assessment
Don’t use standardized tests for treatment planning and measuring effects of instruction. Instead,
- Elicit a sample of words
- Identify orthographic patterns that are misspelled
- Describe the nature of spelling errors
How to create a spelling list
Choose words from ELA curriculum
- preferred method is to use hierarchical arrangement representing the complexity in the four language knowledge blocks
Phonological problem may be present if
A pattern in not represented or with a referent that is incorrect but similar to the target “rn” for rain or “pig” for “peg”
Orthographic problem may be present if
A pattern is used that is rarely correct (“ran” for rain)
May be the MGR if
The target pattern is spelled with a pattern that is incorrect but plausible (“rane” for “rain”)
Things to do when measuring progress
For RTI, be sure to omit any words that will be used during instruction
- Use percent words correct (PWC)
- Use Spelling Sensitivity Score (SSS) to get a clear picture of errors
To facilitate learning, scaffolding structure…
I do, we do, y’all do, you do
How would facilitate word sorts ?
Provide 2 contrasting patterns (final /dz/ written with either ‘ge ‘or ‘dge’
- Student sorts words
- Verbalize why they believe words are written differently
- Write the pattern in the spelling journal
Factors that influence writing sills:
State and school standards, variety of linguistic and cognitive abilities, literacy experiences, intrinsic motivation
What happens in the early writing state (4-8 years)
One of the main contexts is drawing
Around 4, children produce writing marks linearly with regular spacing
Studies indicate that writing changes from social prop to a social mediator
By the end of 1st grade, most are “conventional writers”- connected discourse that another conventionally literate person can read without too much difficulty and that the child can read conventionally
Characteristics of later writing (age 9+)
Can use “learning to write” vs. “writing to learn” sense of thinking
- Facility with macrostructure- genres of writing
- Facility with microstructure- sentence grammar
- Microstructure (sentence grammar)
- Writing process
By age 7 what should storytelling abilities be like?
Capable of telling well-formed stories
Writing well formed narratives should happen by
5th grade
Characteristics of LLD written narratives…
Write shorter narratives with more grammatical errors
Characteristics of expository macrostructure
Informative and logically based
Often encounter new information, new vocabulary, and new concepts
Types of expository macrostructures
Compare/contrast, description, problem/solution, causation
Characteristics of development of persuasive macrostructure
Last of the genres to become proficient
Over time, use of statements without supporting evidence decreases and increase in use of compromise
Use of negotiation markers increases
What are some negotiation markers?
Counterarguments, obligation and judgement, degree of certainty, writer endorsement