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EML 433 Lecture 4
Relating to Life Worlds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Language is made up of ....... | Words. |
| Words break into ...... | Syllables. |
| What does print symbolise? | Spoken language. |
| Print holds ..... | Information. |
| Is print constant or inconstant? | Constant. |
| Print takes different forms for..... | Different uses. |
| Who can make print? | Everyone can make print. |
| What are Marie Clay's concepts about print? (5) | 1) recognise a letter 2) a word 3) letters form words and words form sentences 4) words are the bit we read 5) where to start, next & end. |
| What is an outcome for measuring reading proficiency? | Fluency. |
| What 4 components will lead to more fluent reading? | Phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary and comprehension. |
| What understandings does a child need to be able to chunk effectively? (2) | Grammar and punctuation. |
| What is a family's contribution to children's literacy development? (5) | Phonemic awareness, alphabetical knowledge, print knowledge, vocabulary, word recognition. |
| Why will code breaker skills vary between children? | They will depend upon the kinds of texts encountered (comics, tv guide, poems, narratives, bible). |
| How do literacy experiences and curriculum definitions vary? | There are a wide range of literacy experiences however the curriculum narrows their definition. |
| Why do students from NESB or ESL backgrounds have a disadvantage at school? | School uses codes they do not recognise and the school does not recognise the codes that they do know. |
| What are some home based reading strategies? (5) | Shared reading, parent as the reading coach, building print awareness, practicing letter names and sounds, writing for authentic purposes. |
| What sort of impact does parent involvement have on children's reading acquisition? | A positive impact. |
| Programs that teach specific skills to use with children are how many times more effective than listening and reading aloud programs? | Twice as effective as listening programs and six times more effective than parents reading aloud. |
| What are some reasons for the diverse backgrounds of children and their literacy skills? (5) | Children's preferences, family literacy dialogue differs, family circumstances, individual differences, cultural and socio-economic. |
| Aboriginal English should be ................ by individual teachers. (Harris) | Recognised. |
| Specific texts should be used to provide ............... for Aboriginal English. (Harris) | Support. |
| Aboriginal English as a dialect should be recognised across the ....................... | Whole School Community. |
| Differences between dialects should be ................ taught. | Explicitly. |