Saturday, February 11, 2017
Lesson 5
It is no surprise that the brain controls language and reading skills. Once again, early stimulation makes all the difference in the world. Many students have missed out on important experiences during infancy and come to school with serious deficiencies. As a teacher, I can help fill the gaps in language by reading aloud to my students and using words they may not be familiar with in order to expand their vocabularies. Students need to have conversations. They should have ample opportunities to ask and answer questions.
For reading development, reading aloud to students is also one of the best ways to help students develop reading skills. In addition, students must have strong phonemic awareness. They need to learn the names of the letters and the sounds the letters make. They need to be able to manipulate and blend the sounds. These skills are critical for reading success and must be an integral part of reading instruction.
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Hi Holly,
ReplyDeleteThese videos have a lot of important information! One thing teachers can do is share information with parents for things they could be doing with their children at home. Having a book bag that goes home with reading activities is something elementary teachers could do.
If working with older children, you might have some books that are at a lower reading level, but still the right age level information that a student could check out from you. Or have some that the school librarian would keep for use when needed.
Teachers can share information and names of books with parents at meetings, newsletters or websites too!
Thanks!