Students acquire the skills necessary for reading by first learning the letter sound relationship and then decoding and blending simple words. This is learned through direct and indirect instruction. They also benefit from modeling and scaffolding. Students are then introduced to vocabulary and comprehension through various modes of instruction. Adults and teachers play a vital role in a child's learning process!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Entry # 3
When a baby is born he/she starts hearing sounds and they usually get attached to familiar voices. When children grow up and start listening and mimicking adults they make meaning through their speech. One way in which parents and teachers can help students to
acquire language is through modeling and scaffolding. Scaffolding is the process where one builds on prior knowledge and creates building blocks for learning. When students are encouraged to use their words and talk they acquire language. This process is known as "language acquisition".
Students acquire the skills necessary for reading by first learning the letter sound relationship and then decoding and blending simple words. This is learned through direct and indirect instruction. They also benefit from modeling and scaffolding. Students are then introduced to vocabulary and comprehension through various modes of instruction. Adults and teachers play a vital role in a child's learning process!
Students acquire the skills necessary for reading by first learning the letter sound relationship and then decoding and blending simple words. This is learned through direct and indirect instruction. They also benefit from modeling and scaffolding. Students are then introduced to vocabulary and comprehension through various modes of instruction. Adults and teachers play a vital role in a child's learning process!
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Salome,
ReplyDeleteYou comment on how important scaffolding is for both processes, however, what are your thoughts on the relationship between the two? Do you think that the higher the oral language skills the easier reading is? Just some thoughts.
Donna