Today, we discussed on different strategies on Emergent Literacy. There were some strategies that I was aware with already and have used them in some of my practicum lessons for my Early Childhood courses. But there were many others that I never heard of or used them without knowing the name of the strategy such as the "Have a Go". This strategy was a very interesting strategy for me, in which I wish I knew about it sooner to assist with my daughter's spelling bee competition that just took place yesterday. I believe this strategy would of helped her with remembering how to spell the list of words that she had to study.
The Repeated Reading is something I do with my son pretty much everyday, he is in the Kindergarten and has to pass his checkouts in 2 minutes or less. When he reads the story the first time, he takes a bit longer than his 2 minute limit. So I have him read it about 5 times to himself, then 5 times with me before I time him. When I see that he is still having difficulty reading, I read the story aloud to him and have him repeat after me, so that he is aware of the different ways he is suppose to read it or with different expressions.
Learning these different strategies in class with Emergent Readers, will not only help me with my children at home with there reading skills but will also help me with my future students in the classroom. We have many different nationalities on Guam and we all have to take in account there reading skills and how to help them progress by using these strategies.
I am so glad that you will be able to use the strategies with your own children. It is nice to see how well they work. I am excited for us to also try it in the classrooms when we do our practicums. I am sure we will be getting more information and other strategies we will get to use in our classes. Now I am excited to buy the book.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Rhea. I'm so focused on trying to note different strategies down so i can use them in my future classroom, I completely forgot that it can also be used at home. I don't have any kids of my own yet, but I hope when I do become a parent I can make my home into place where my kids are always learning. You know our motto, "learning is ongoing."
ReplyDeleteHi Jessilyn! I am glad that you wrote about your reading experiences with your son. I too try and find as much time with my little boy so that I can read to him. With my three older children (all girls), they loved it when I read to them. In fact, all my girls started reading before entering Kindergarten. I truly believe that parent involvement is key. Because so many parents are struggling to work and support their families, they often do not spend enough time with their children. I plan to do my best as a teacher to promote parental involvement.
ReplyDeleteHi Jess, here I am talking about how excited I am about trying these new activities with my future students, but I totally forgot that I have a baby brother as my little lab experiment. When you mentioned the repeated readings you do with your son, it triggered in my brain to try it out with my siblings!
ReplyDeleteHey Jessilyn, that’s good to know that you have already tried some of these strategies with your own kids. It gives you an idea of how the different strategies work and how you can prepare as a future teacher. I don’t have any kids of my own or any siblings that are at the elementary level, but hopefully I can try these strategies when we do our practicum soon.
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