Describe How You Might Teach The Following Early Literacy Skills: Literacy Assignment
Assignment Questions:
Q 1. Describe how you might teach the following early literacy skills within the context of shared reading using a large format book:
- phonological awareness,
- concepts about print
- tier 1/2/3 vocabulary.
Q 2. Outline the steps in the ‘gradual release of responsibility model’ (Duke & Pearson, 2002) that you would follow when teaching a comprehension strategy in a senior infant class in a primary school. Describe how the following comprehension strategies contribute to a child’s understanding of the text:
- making predictions
- making inferences
Q3. Describe the conditions that support a writing workshop in a senior infant class.
