1. Explain the components of literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension). How do they interact and build upon one another as students acquire reading competency?
Please use this source to answer #1:
https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf
2. How might speech/language deficits contribute to a student’s ability/inability to reach proficiency as a reader in kindergarten through grade 12? (C. ii)
3. What strategies do you have for a student (or a group of students) who was struggling with comprehension in content area reading in the teacher’s class? (C.iv) i) understands how students acquire reading competency; ii) understands reading deficits and reading levels, and how they contribute to a student’s ability to succeed in kindergarten through grade 12;
For Questions #2 & #3, feel free to use any of the following sources:
– Speech and Language Disorders in Children: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/language-disorders.html (Links to an external site.)
– Types of Learning Disabilities:
https://ldaamerica.org/types-of-learning-disabilities/ (Links to an external site.)
– Dr. Karen Speech and Language: https://drkarenspeech.com/literacy-intervention-slps-counterintuitive-approach/ (Links to an external site.)
– What is Reading Comprehension Disorder: https://www.verywellfamily.com/learning-disability-in-reading-comprehension-2162449
– UF Literacy Institute: https://education.ufl.edu/ufli/virtual-teaching/main/
-https://www.fcrr.org/student-center-activities/kindergarten-and-first-grade
-Talking With Young Children: http://www.grecs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Talking_With_Young_Children.pdf
-The Science of Reading Handbook: https://amplify.com/science-of-reading-handbook/ (Links to an external site.)
-Put Reading First: Kindergarten Through Grade 3 (3rd edition)
https://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/PRFbooklet.pdf (Links to an external site.)
-Early-Literacy: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face/pdf/engaging-families/early-literacy.pdf (Links to an external site.)
– ELA- Literature: Teaching K-5 https://www.isbe.net/Documents/ela-teach-strat-read-lit-k-5.pdf (Links to an external site.)
-ASHA statement on reading & writing https://www.asha.org/policy/ps2001-00104/
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