Effective Literacy Programs and Methods for Diverse Learners
Literacy Programs and Cognitive Processes
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- Bermejo establishes two levels:
- Micro processes: low-level processes performed automatically. These use decoding tasks, such as discrimination of letters, syllables, and words, and parsing.
- Macro processes: high-level processes made consciously. These are used in text comprehension tasks, such as encoding statements and thematic integration.
- According to Das, the cognitive processes involved in learning to read are:
- Planning: Refers to programming,
Understanding Journalism: News, Reports, and Structure
The Press News
Journalism has three objectives: to inform, to entertain, and to create opinion. It carries out its tasks through the print media (paper or online), radio, and television. In print, the newspaper is the most prestigious medium of dissemination. General newspapers try every day to provide a comprehensive overview of the most important things happening in the world and in different areas of human life.
Genres of a Story:
- Informational (pretending to report events), e.g., news.
- Opinion (
Video Functions: Motivation, Evaluation, Play, Research
Motivating Function of Video
Motivating function of the video. Videos reach a certain type of video behavior. Video can also be used as a means to influence the recipient in order to achieve a certain type of behavior. To motivate with video is to act on a group in order to increase their awareness in relation to a topic, taking advantage of the fact that the image is often more effective than the word at provoking sensations and feelings. Ideal for animation in schools, neighborhoods, and groups
Effective Teaching Methods and Techniques
METHODS: Resource requirements for teaching are the vehicles of realization in an orderly, methodical, and dedicated manner. Adequate methods and techniques are intended for more efficient management of learning. According to their nature and the goals to be achieved, they can be grouped into:
- RESEARCH: Seeks to deepen our knowledge.
- ORGANIZATION: Focuses on known facts and seeks work order and disciplined efforts.
- TRANSITION: Intended to transmit knowledge, attitudes, and ideals; also known as teaching
Water Cycle and Ecosystem Exploration for Students
LEARN.CYCLE
(1) Water Observation (Explor) Observe bowls of water in sunny & shaded areas for 4 hours, noting changes in water levels -> see real-life examples of the water cycle. Think about how water changes from one form to another. Water Cycle Diagram (PofView) Introduce a diagram of the water cycle, explain key terms -> link observations to scientific terms. Create Water Cycle Model (Stru) Create a water cycle model with a plastic bag, water, marker, place it in the sun, observe it
Read MoreLanguage Acquisition Theories and ELT Methods
Theories of Language Acquisition
How Do Babies Learn to Speak?
Behaviorism
Children learn to speak through repetition and imitation, reinforced by subsequent punishment or reinforcement. They acquire the habit of speaking.
Language acquisition is *not* seen as a process of continuous creativism supported by an innate grammar system.
Innatism
Language acquisition depends on the child’s innate capacity for language, not just social and cultural interaction.
Behaviorism
Skinner – Verbal Behavior (1975)
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