Using Construct-a-Word, students learn letter-sound correspondence by combining a beginning letter or blend to a word ending to create words.
In this video segment from Between the Lions, the limerick, "A Fellow Named Sig," is sung and danced to a lively beat. This animated poem is one example of the kind of wordplay that helps promote phonological awarenessthe ability to hear and pay attention to the sounds and rhythms of speechan important factor in learning to read and write. ***Access to Teacher's Domain content now requires free login to PBS Learning Media.
Comprehensive literacy instruction for all students requires the use of tools and strategies that make the instruction accessible. The Unlocking Literacy for Students with Disabilities Modules will build on what you already know about literacy instruction by demonstrating how strategic tools or strategies can make literacy instruction accessible to students with complex communication needs and physical disabilities. Best practices and research-based strategies for literacy instruction, as well as K-2 English Language Arts (ELA) Common Core State Standards (CCSS), will be included throughout all modules. Universal Strategies & Technology ToolsModule 1 will equip educators and parents with foundational tools and universal strategies to improve literacy instruction for students with complex communication needs and physical disabilities. The foundational tools and strategies will be applied within subsequent Unlocking Literacy modules.
This module focuses on best practices for instruction on alphabet knowledge and phonological awareness. Explicit Instruction and the Cycle Approach to teaching letters and sounds are highlighted. Instructional strategies and tools to extend literacy instruction to students with complex communication needs and physical disabilities are discussed. English Language Art Common Core Standards are provided, along with research on instructional strategies to address the standards.
An emergent reader is a young child who is in the early stages of learning to read. They are developing foundational reading skills and becoming aware of how written language works. Emergent readers rely on visual cues, context, and basic letter-sound knowledge to make sense of the text as they gradually build their reading abilities. Emergent reading is defined as all of the behaviors and understandings of learners of any age that precede and develop into conventional reading. (Koppenhaver, Coleman, Kalman & Yoider 1991; Sulzby, 1985)Emergent reading strategies include providing opportunities for shared reading, self-selected reading, accessing various types of text, and building background knowledge. What if a student cannot hold a book and turn the pages of a book? What if a student is non-speaking, how will they participate in reading experiences? This module provides ideas for removing these barriers to provide rich emergent reading experiences for ALL students.
This online activity helps students recognize word patterns by having them sort a series of words into short-vowel word families.