Question.1
Word study in the emergent stage (and continuing into the letter-name alphabetic stage) should help to develop six fundamental components referred to by Bear et al. (2020) as the “literacy diet” for early literacy and learning instruction.
Identify and explain each of the six components.
Give an example of an instructional practice and identify which component it can be used to strengthen.
Question.2
Phonological and phonemic awareness are related, but different concepts. Define each term and explain the relationship between the two concepts.
How many phonemes are in the word last?
How many phonemes are in the word space?
How many phonemes are in the word pocket?
Question.3
Video description:
In the video a three year old is reading ” Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See” by Bill Martin Jr. She is reading accurately through the pages fast without even looking at the words and her speech is not clear.
Watch the video. Then identify a concept or practice related to emergent literacy within Ch. 4 of Words Their Way that is illustrated in the video. In your response:
1) Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.
2) Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.
Question.4
Video Link: https://youtu.be/FsxdyRZVGrc
This video features a conversation between a dad and his baby. It went viral in 2019.
Watch the video. Then identify a concept or practice related to emergent literacy within Ch. 4 of Words Their Way that is illustrated in the video. In your response:
1) Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.
2) Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.
Question.5
Video description: This video features Allison, a 5 year old kindergartener, performing a familiar tale for her mother and sister with the props she made at school. The child is very expressive and she follows the plot of the original story without reading the book.
Watch the video. Then identify a concept or practice related to emergent literacy within Ch. 4 of Words Their Way that is illustrated in the video. In your response:
1) Quote or paraphrase the WTW textbook and provide a page number to share the concept or practice you have identified.
2) Explain how the video illustrates, exemplifies or relates to the concept/practice you have identified.
