Week 2, Assignment 3 Video takeaway!

After watching the videos here are some important points I came away with:

·         Children are sponges and observe everything they hear, see and touch. They can even discern between sounds when they are just six months old. Therefore, reading to them from the very start is important. Showing then letters and creating an awareness of print will help them become readers fast! Playing with children rhyming games can be fun and extremely helpful to their phonics and reading skills.

·         As a teacher developing initial phonics sounds builds students' phonemic awareness.

·         Word webs develop rich vocabulary and a vast knowledge of words which directly help with reading comprehension.

·         It was interesting to watch about creating a semantic gradient for vocabulary, since I have never seen this method before. I like that children need to talk about the words to figure out where to place them on the line.

·         Providing children with corrected spelled words to sort and find patterns can be effective rather than giving children a root word to spell.

·         Jigsaw learning helps develop reading comprehension and creates ownership of learning.

·         Writing should be integrated throughout the day every day.

·         Assessments are important so teachers can tailor plans for children’s’ needs.