Chpt 7 Scenario Activity

Many of Mrs. Good's students are in Stage 2 of reading development. What is fluent reading? What reading characteristics can Mrs. Good expect from her students at the end of the stage?

44 Phonemes in English LanguagePhoneme = a unit of sound that combines with other sounds to form wordsIt is the smallest unit of language.When a phoneme is alone it has no meaning. s or bWhen a phoneme is used in a word it can change the meaning quite a bit. sat or batMorpheme= the smallest segment of language that conveys meaning.2 Types: free & boundFree: word stands along and has meaning(ie) Root Words car, tall, teachBound: there is no meaning when used alone. (ie) Prefixes & SuffixesThey change the meaning of a word when attached cars tallest teacher

Stage 1 Reading- 1st-2nd Graders* Learn to use letter-sound relationships to decode printed words not immediately recognized.*Children learn to recognize words & understand material in books they read. *What children read is at a much lower level than what they can understand from those talking around them.*Often children read slowly word-by-word as they try to figure out what a sentence means*Some students experience difficulty acquiring beginning decoding skills because they have problems with the phonological aspects of language.

Assessing ReadingActivity

Phonological AwarenessVideo

Scenario: Many authorities believe that reading skills occur in several stages. Mrs. Good is a newly trained 3rd grade teacher who wants to have in-depth understanding of the reading development process. The students in her classroom present a wide range of reading skills. Mrs. Good also is the parent of a preschool child and she would like to be involved in helping her child learn to read.

1. Mrs. Good's preschool child is in the prereading stage (birth -6 yrs). What can Mrs. Good expect to see her child doing with books at this age, and what prereading activities can Mrs. Good do with her child?

Phonological Awareness Tasks: 1. WORD ODDITY: *Students recognize words as a unit of language. *Child compares 3-4 words that are spoken to them. (ie) pig, hill, pal - which does not belond with initial sound*Child then tells teacher which word does not belong based on initial sound they hear.* Tested on Initial, Medial or Final Sound* Students do not have to determine syllables of a word. *Oddity task consist of:Alliteration - based on initial soundsRhyme Detection - based on medial or final sounds

2. Sentence Segmentation by WordsChild listens to a sentence & counts the number of words heard. The student can tap or clap out the words heard in order to count them.(ie)"Minnie chased after the ball."5 words

3. Word Segmentation by Syllables