two different homework due 5/27 at 7AM

Homework # 1

Each question 200 words with references Due 5/26 at 10pm

1)      What is the difference between phonemic awareness and phonics? Describe how a teacher can promote early literacy development through phonemic awareness.

2)      What role does phonics instruction play in classrooms with literacy programs?

Homework # 2

Create a 15-20 slide PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate to your colleagues the strategies of teaching the 44 Phonemes to a group of first graders.

For this presentation, you could compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of various strategies of teaching phonemic awareness to emergent learners or you could focus more on one particular approach you think is effective.

Cite research based theories as rationale for the utilization of the strategies in your presentation. Use teaching strategies from your assigned readings or other scholarly articles.