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| Second cueing system: the meaning system of language |
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| First cueing system: Structural system of Language |
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| phonological or letter-sound, information. |
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| The phonological cue can confirm predictions that are made based on semantics and syntax. |
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| This is a method of teachng beginners to read and pronounce words by teaching them the phonetic value of letters, letter groups and syllables. |
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| Flaws in instruction of phonics |
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One of the flaws is that many English words, including the highest frequency word of all, the, are not phonetically regular.
Also reading and spelling require much more than just phonics; spelling strategies and word analysis skills are equally important. |
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| Meaning based approach to reading |
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| To derive meaning from text, readers rely more on the structure and meaning of language than on the graphic, information from text. It emphasizes comprehension and meaning in texts |
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| Teaching reading requires |
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| IT requires solid skill instruction, including several techniques for decoding unknown words, including, but not limited to, phonics instruction embedded in interesting and engaging reading and writing experiences with whole, authentic literature-based texts to facilitate the construction of meaning. |
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| Vocabulary building goals |
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| One goal is to assist children in becoming skillful in rapid word recognition. |
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| What needs to take place before text can be comprehended |
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| fluent word identification |
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| require children to think about the meaning of words |
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| (reading comprehension) comprehension |
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| A complex process invlving the text, the reader, the situation, and the purpose for reading. |
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| Goal of comprehension instruction |
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| For the children to reach a level at which the application of strategies becomes automatic |
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| (RC) Teachers need to teach |
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| predicting, questioning, seeking clarification, relating to background knowledge, constructing mental images, and summarizing. |
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| Different Genres in children's Literature in the Elementary School |
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| picture books, traditional literature, modern fantasy, realistic fiction, historical fiction, nonfiction, biography, and poetry |
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| Using picture books allows teachers to discuess the elements of higher-level comprension without the burden of reading lenghtly prose, for a picture book can be discussed with an eye on many different factors: deisgn, color, space, media choice, cultural connections, point of view, ect |
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| Comprises the stories that have their roots in the oral tradition of storytelling. This genre also includes the modern versions of these old stories. It's interesting to encourage children to notice where these old stories show up in their day-to-day lives. |
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| This genre presents make-belive stories that are the product of the author's imagination. Fantasy is a genre that typically sparks rather intense discussions, and provides ample opportunities to illuminate the author's craft for the child. |
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| This is set in the past. THis type of fiction allows children to live vicarlously in times and places they do not normally experience any other way. |
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| These books have the real world as their point of origin. THese books help to expand the knowledge of children when they are studying a topic; however, these books need to be evaluated for accuracy, authenticity, and inclusion of the salient facts. |
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| This is a genre that deals with the lives of real people. Autobiography is a genre that deals with the life of the author |
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| This is a genre that is difficult to define for children, except as not-prose. Poetry needs to be chosen carefully for a child, as poetry ought to elicit a response from the child-one that connects with the experience of the poem. |
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| They tend to write what they want to write about. THey may read about the subject, talk about the subject, take notes, or generally fool around with the topic. |
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Chronological order- relates events in a temporal sequence from beginning to end
cause and effect relationships between described events, with the causal factors identified or implied
Problem description, followed by solutions |
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