RDG 351 Wk 1 Discussion – Children’s Literature to Promote Language and Listening Skills

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Search for children’s books that you feel would be engaging to young children and allow for opportunities to promote oral language and listening skills. Choose one book and share it with the class.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• What features of the book make it engaging to children and promote oral language and listening skills?
• Share an activity you might do with the book to promote oral language skills and/or listening skills.

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework and answer the following question:

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

RDG 351 Wk 2 Discussion – Genres of Children’s Literature

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Watch “Genres of Children’s Literature” on YouTube.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Which genres of children’s literature do you feel the most knowledgeable about?
• What are 1-2 distinguishing characteristics of each genre that set it apart from the others?
• Choose 1 or 2 quality children’s books that you feel are good representatives of their respective genres. Share a brief summary of the book. Why is it a good example of that particular genre? How would you use this book in your classroom to motivate interest in reading and/or writing?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework and answer the following question:

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

RDG 351 Wk 3 Discussion – Teaching the Alphabet

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Research various ways to teach letters of the alphabet to children. Consider some of the following options as you conduct your research:

• Educational videos and songs that teach letters of the alphabet (e.g., “Between the Lions” TV series, PBS shows, etc.)
• Hands-on activities to reinforce letters of the alphabet (e.g., using playdough, shaving cream, magnetic letters, etc.)
• Online websites and apps that teach or reinforce letter recognition or letter sounds

Choose 1 or 2 activities, methods, or other resources to share with the class.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• How might you use this activity, method, or resource to introduce or reinforce letter recognition?
• From your personal experiences and observations, what have you observed to be effective when it comes to teaching the alphabet to young children? What has seemed to be less effective (or ineffective)?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework and answer the following question:

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

RDG 351 Wk 4 Discussion – Vocabulary Instruction

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Review “Vocabulary Development During Read-Alouds: Primary Practices” from Reading Rockets. Choose a children’s book that you would use as a read-aloud.

Select 1 of the 9 instructional strategies from the article (listed under the Instructional Strategies heading).

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• How would you use that strategy to teach vocabulary words from the read-aloud? Provide a specific example from your chosen book.
• How might read-alouds be used as vehicles for vocabulary development across the content areas?
• In addition to using read-alouds to introduce/teach vocabulary words, what are some extension activities you might use to reinforce the vocabulary after it is introduced with the book?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework and answer the following question:

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

RDG 351 Wk 5 Discussion – Assessing Comprehension Skills

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Research informal assessment tools for assessing reading comprehension. You may also refer to Ch. 9 of Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• How do you plan to regularly assess your students’ reading comprehension skills? Why is this important?
• Name one informal assessment tool you could use to assess comprehension skills. How/when will you use this tool in the classroom?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework and answer the following question:

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.