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GACE 001, 002 Elementary EducationThe Big 5 Areas of Reading... - answer Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Comprehension
Fluency
Vocabulary
Phonemic Awareness - answer The acknowledgement of sounds in words, it can be
taught with the eyes closed. Focusing on sound rather that letter identification.
Phonics - answerThe connection between letters and sounds, must be taught with the
eyes open.
Comprehension - answerThe reader can ascribe meaning to a text.
Fluency - answerThe ability to read the same way one speaks, with smoothness and
fluidity.
Vocabulary - answer Strong ties between oral and written language, knowing what a
particular word means
How can students increase vocabulary? - answerBy listening to others, reading, and
being read too.
How can teachers teach comprehension? - answerBy asking questions, asking students
to summarize, or using a graphic organizer.
Define Balanced Literacy - answerThe methods used to teach "The Big 5" reading skills,
by building a curriculum to focus on those skills.
Examples of Balanced Literacy - answerIndependent Reading, Small Group Reading,
Whole Group reading.
How can teachers help students understand that print carries meaning? - answerBy
demonstrating everyday when presenting text to the class, writing on the board.
Describe Independent Reading - answerWhere students choose books at their reading
level.
Describe Small Groups - answerWhere teachers assist in guided reading, and help
students with their specific reading problems.
, Describe Whole Group Reading - answerWhere the entire class reads the same text,
and the teacher incorporates activities to help students learn phonics, fluency,
comprehension, and vocabulary.
How can you promote awareness of the relationship between spoken and written text? -
answerHighlight and celebrate meanings of text on common objects (shelves, posters,
rules, etc). Write what children say on a chart, Use large print books to teach print
conventions. Using letter cards to create messages, etc.
What is the role of environmental print, in developing print awareness? - answerThe
familiarity of a commercial logo transports children from an early learning background
into print awareness. Children can bring labels and ads from home to alphabetize in a
book.
What are some ways to develop book handling skills? - answerHave children identify
the different parts of a book, model storytelling, talk about the special features of a
book, or identify developmentally appropriate format additional parts of a book
(appendix, copyright, etc).
How can teachers promote a students ability to track print? - answerBy modeling
directionality and one-to-one reading, in large print books. Teaching children the "Return
Sweep" method, as well as reading right to left.
What are the benefits of alphabet books (especially teacher created)? - answerThey are
a great resource to teach letter-sound correspondence, especially if the words are
predictable with pictures, all focusing on a single letter, in upper and lower case form.
When students are able to make connections between sounds and letters, and begin to
understand rules of language such as short and long vowel sounds - answerphonics
When children learn the sounds letters make and have the skills of; rhyme
syllabification, blending sounds, and can identify beginning and ending sounds of
words. - answerPhonological awareness
What are the stages of phonic learning as written by Uta Frith - answerLogographic
Phase
Analytic Phase
Orthographic phase
Define Logographic Phase - answerChildren can recognize words that have significance
to them such as their name or a label or brand they are familiar with.
Define Analytic Phase - answerChildren can make an association between spelling
patterns of words they know and new words they encounter.
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