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HELP!

by robert_leabo

Jan 30, 2013

So I'm enrolled for the first time in a Master's in Teaching program... for people who have no initial certification. And I 'm enrolled in this literacy class, because this program pushes literacy. For our case-study we have to "mentor kids", work with them, do a write-up and determine whether they are "meaning-oriented" or "code-oriented" readers. I have some idea what that means, but not fully! Can someone better explain that to me? Also: any ideas of activities I could do, 1 hour a week, to help get me on the track to figuring it out. I don't understand why we're doing this at the VERY BEGINNING of our first semester in the program, but my school is screwy like that.

Thanks and much appreciated!

ROB LEABO

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Vet teacher On 1/30/13, robert_leabo wrote:

Does the child really get the meaning of what they're reading? Some kids struggle to 'decode' the words and that's such a struggle that they're really not understanding what the words are saying.

What you're doing is Fundamental to teaching reading and reading is Fundamental to school success - th...See MoreOn 1/30/13, robert_leabo wrote:

Does the child really get the meaning of what they're reading? Some kids struggle to 'decode' the words and that's such a struggle that they're really not understanding what the words are saying.

What you're doing is Fundamental to teaching reading and reading is Fundamental to school success - that's why you're doing it.

Activities - for what age? Have the child close their eyes and guess the letter in their hand - use a wooden letter puzzle. Put a word together - cat - with the wooden letters and have them close their eyes - can they make out the word?

Sky write words - they write one in the air (short ones) and you have to try to 'read' it and you do the same. For a start-

Reading aloud is something children hate doing - skip it. You read aloud and then ask if they enjoyed the story - ask if it had something funny or interesting in it. Take turns adding a sentence to a spoken story - "it was a dark and stormy night and ...."

If a child struggles to 'decode' or literally figure out the words, that's a big if common problem and it's an entirely different matter.

Essentially code oriented readers aren't very natural or particularly good readers. Never blame a child for not liking to read - too many teachers do that. > So I'm enrolled for the first time in a Master's in > Teaching program... for people who have no initial > certification. And I 'm enrolled in this literacy class, > because this program pushes literacy. For our case-study we > have to "mentor kids", work with them, do a write-up and > determine whether they are "meaning-oriented" or > "code-oriented" readers. I have some idea what that means, > but not fully! Can someone better explain that to me? Also: > any ideas of activities I could do, 1 hour a week, to help > get me on the track to figuring it out. I don't understand > why we're doing this at the VERY BEGINNING of our first > semester in the program, but my school is screwy like that. > > Thanks and much appreciated! > > ROB LEABO

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