Teaching Literacy for Young Learners (Fall 2024)
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Weekly files
Week 1
Week 2
** No class for Chuseok.
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
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Homework assignments
Chapters taken from: Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach (7th ed.) Gail E. Tompkins Week 3 homework assignments (September 23)
Balanced Literacy Approach (BLA) reading assignment. Read BLA chapter 1 below and post on the e-class discussion board. The chapter includes many added questions in red text. Choose any of the questions to answer (one or more), and make a post on the discussion board for week 3. Include your thoughts, opinions, examples, and experiences. We will discuss your answers related to the reading and other content from the reading each week in class.
Book reports due September 23
Complete and bring (printed or photo) 2 or more book reports. The book report files are on my website. You can complete the book reports by yourself, or, even better, get your students to do them. Bring the book reports (or photos of the book reports) + the book if possible to next class. Book report files: https://www.edwardtesol.com/materials-downloads.html Week 5 homework assignment (September 30)
Balanced Literacy Approach (BLA) reading assignment. Read BLA chapter 2 below and post on the e-class discussion board.
Week 6 homework assignment (October 7)
Balanced Literacy Approach (BLA) reading assignment. Read BLA chapter 4 (part 1) below and post on the e-class discussion board.
Week 7 homework assignment (October 14)
Balanced Literacy Approach (BLA) reading assignment. Read BLA chapter 4 (part 2) below and post on the e-class discussion board.
Literacy Techniques Mini-lessons
**(Oct 21, Oct 28) See the info here:
Literacy glossary
Week 10 homework assignment (November 4)
Balanced Literacy Approach (BLA) reading assignment. Read BLA chapter below about phonics and post on the e-class discussion board.
Week 11 homework (due November 11)
This reading is all about comprehension. Pay attention to the “comprehension strategies” on pages 259-268. Choose one strategy and consider how you could teach this strategy? What kind of material or activity would you use? Bring your idea to class for discussion. (No discussion board for this week)
Week 13 homework (November 25)
Start preparing for 5-day plan presentation. Bring a draft for discussion. See the Week 12 PPT for info. The chapter below has a lot of ideas and info. (No discussion board for this week)
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