EDC 424 READING GUIDE #1 – EMERGENT LITERACY
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Part A. Rhode Island K-12 Literacy Policy and Common Core Standards
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Part B. Key Concepts for Making Sense of Phonics
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Part C. Words Their Way: Stages of Spelling Development; Characteristics of Emergent Readers and
Writers; Components of Early Literacy Learning, and Word Study Routines
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EARLY LITERACY READING GUIDE #1 Part A: Rhode Island K-12 Literacy Policy and Common Core Standards
[RI Literacy Policy (pp. 16-19) – The Stages of Reading Development
Use key ideas from the document to list at least three key skills appropriate at each stage of reading development.
Stage of
Development
Emergent
Approx. Grade
Level (and Age)
Key Reading Skills demonstrated at this stage of development
Early Reading
Transitional
Intermediate
Advanced
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Pages 20-35 K-12 Literacy Policy
Essential Area of Reading
Instruction
(and definition)
1.
Key components of this
area
Teachers should know….
2.
3.
3
Link to
Common Core
Standards
Essential Area of Reading
Instruction (and definition)
4.
Key components of this area
Teachers should know….
5.
What questions do you have about these concepts or ideas that you would like clarified?
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Link to RI GLE’s
in Reading
Reading Guide #1 Part A: Emergent Literacy Skills (Oral Language Development and Phonological Awareness) Biggam Text
Underlying Principles
Phonological Awareness
Assessing Emergent Literacy Skills
Formal Measures
Teaching Emergent Literacy Skills
Phonological Awareness
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Rhyming
Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
Rhyming
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Word Awareness & Syllabication
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Onsets and Rimes
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Phonemic Awareness
Pragmatics
Syllables
Vocabulary
Onset & Rime
Phonemic Awareness
Pragmatics
Informal Measures
Syntax
Phon. Awareness
Vocabulary
Pragmatics
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Broad vocabulary
Syntax
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Deep vocabulary
Vocabulary
Syntax
Vocabulary
Explicit Approaches/Special Needs
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Reading Guide Part B: Key Words from Making Sense of Phonics (Beck, 2006)
Decoding
Encoding
Automaticity
Word Attack
Alphabetic Principle
Phoneme
Grapheme
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Great Debate
Meaning Centered Approach
Code-Centered Approach
Phonics Instruction is Explicit and Systematic
Developmental Sequence of Phonics Instruction
What questions do you have?
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Reading Guide Part C: Words Their Way, Chapter 1 (5th Edition)
Three Layers of Word Study
Alphabet > > >
Pattern > > >
Meaning
Stages of Spelling Development: What do students USE, CONFUSE, and what is
ABSENT? (Use to determine what stage they are in)
Characteristics of Writing Development at each Stage of Spelling
What are they using?
Emergent Spelling
What are they confusing/lacking?
Letter-Name Alphabetic Spelling
Early Letter-Name Alphabetic
Middle to Late Letter-Name Alphabetic
Late Letter-Name Alphabetic
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Characteristics of Writing Development at each Stage of Spelling
What are they using?
Within-Word Pattern Spelling
What are they confusing/lacking?
Syllables & Affixes Spelling
Derivational Relations Spelling
The Synchrony of Literacy Development: Notice the connections between reading and spelling
stages (p. 15-20 - Pay attention to Figure 1.13 on page 19)
Reading Stage
Emergent Readers
Spelling/Writing Stage
Beginning Readers
Transitional Readers
Intermediate and Advanced
Readers
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Words Their Way, Chapter 4 Reading Guide
Characteristics of the Emergent Stage of Reading and Spelling p. 95-99
Emergent Reading
Emergent Writing
p. 97-98
Early Emergent Spelling
Middle Emergent Spelling
Late Emergent Spelling
Components of Early Literacy Learning p. 94-105
Key Ideas
Vocabulary Development
Instructional Activities
Concept Development
Phonological Awareness
Alphabet Knowledge
Letter-Sound Knowledge
Concepts About Print (CAP)
Concepts of Word in Text (COW)
How can the Language Experience Approach integrate these components? (p. 119)
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Word Study Routines for Emergent Readers and Writers p. 120-121
Word Study Activities at the Emergent Stage Cluster Around Four Areas (p. 122-147)
Identify activities that can be used to teach children within each area
Oral Language, Concepts, and Vocabulary Development:
Rhyming Games:
Teaching Beginning Sounds:
Acquiring Concepts of Word:
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