Early Childhood assignment

You will observe teachers discussing reading through these three videos.

This

assignment is worth 9 Field observation hours.

https://www.learner.org/series/teaching

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reading

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k

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2

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workshop/

(Links

to

an

external

site.)

Watch video one Creating a Literature community and

answer the following:

After viewing the classroom excerpts, consider these questions:

• Which routines and tasks

in these classroom excerpts allowed children to engage in

purposeful reading and

writing?

• How did the routines maximize students’ time to read and write?

• How did the classroom environment support effective use of the routines?

• What might you take ba

ck to your classroom after watching these excerpts?

• What can you learn about students’ literacy development by observing their

participation in classroom

routines?

Optional Viewing (approximate times: 41:45

–

47:05): Find this segment

Video three: Word stu

dy and fluency

After watching this video answer the following questions.

After viewing the kindergarten classes, consider these questions:

• How did the kindergarten teachers, Sheila Owens and John Sinnett, incorporate

elements of emergent

literacy in thei

r lessons? Which elements were the primary focus of the lessons?

• What part did oral language play in both classrooms?

• How did each teacher use the word wall to support word study?

• What were examples of planned, explicit instruction in these excerpts?

What were

examples of opportunistic

instruction?

• Both kindergarten teachers used whole

-

class instruction for their word study lessons.

How did it meet the

needs of all students?

Video eight: Connecting School and home

After watching the video segment, c

onsider these questions:

• How did the workshop participants’ perceptions of parent responsibilities compare with

your own? What

would you add to their list?

• Workshop participants emphasized the importance of communication to support

home

-

school partners

hips.

How do you communicate with your students’ parents or caregivers? What information

do you share about

school practices?

You will observe teachers discussing reading through these three videos. This

assignment is worth 9 Field observation hours.

https://www.learner.org/series/teaching-reading-k-2-workshop/ (Links to an external

site.)

Watch video one Creating a Literature community and answer the following:

After viewing the classroom excerpts, consider these questions:

• Which routines and tasks in these classroom excerpts allowed children to engage in

purposeful reading and

writing?

• How did the routines maximize students’ time to read and write?

• How did the classroom environment support effective use of the routines?

• What might you take back to your classroom after watching these excerpts?

• What can you learn about students’ literacy development by observing their

participation in classroom

routines?

Optional Viewing (approximate times: 41:45–47:05): Find this segment

Video three: Word study and fluency

After watching this video answer the following questions.

After viewing the kindergarten classes, consider these questions:

• How did the kindergarten teachers, Sheila Owens and John Sinnett, incorporate

elements of emergent

literacy in their lessons? Which elements were the primary focus of the lessons?

• What part did oral language play in both classrooms?

• How did each teacher use the word wall to support word study?

• What were examples of planned, explicit instruction in these excerpts? What were

examples of opportunistic

instruction?

• Both kindergarten teachers used whole-class instruction for their word study lessons.

How did it meet the

needs of all students?

Video eight: Connecting School and home

After watching the video segment, consider these questions:

• How did the workshop participants’ perceptions of parent responsibilities compare with

your own? What

would you add to their list?

• Workshop participants emphasized the importance of communication to support

home-school partnerships.

How do you communicate with your students’ parents or caregivers? What information

do you share about

school practices?