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Welcome to Language!

Welcome to Language!. Today . . . Why are we in this class? Why does it matter if I can read? So, what will our classes look like? Set personal goals for the first nine weeks . Rationale. or Why are we in this class? Think about your answer for 10 seconds.

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Welcome to Language!

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  1. Welcome to Language!

  2. Today . . . • Why are we in this class? • Why does it matter if I can read? • So, what will our classes look like? • Set personal goals for the first nine weeks

  3. Rationale or Why are we in this class? Think about your answer for 10 seconds. Don’t say anything aloud until I call on you.

  4. On average, the better a person is able to read and write, the more money they will make during their lifetime. • Research shows that adolescents with reading problems can master college preparatory material if provided with appropriate, quality literacy instruction.  Source: Alliance for Excellent Education, Fact sheet December 2004

  5. Rationale • Different people learn in different ways. • You need to be taught the way you learn. This class will incorporate all learning styles. • You will retrain your brain!!

  6. Rationale Phonological Awareness Angular Gyrus Context & Meaning Processor Orthographic Processor

  7. Rationale For example: • The sky is blue. It is going to be a nice day! • My brother is bluebecause he can’t go to the game tonight.

  8. Rationale Phonological Awareness Angular Gyrus Context & Meaning Processor Orthographic Processor

  9. Jobs of the Four Processing Systems Context Processor Meaning Processor Phonological Processor Orthographic Processor

  10. How will we do this? Each day, we will build the following skills: • Phonemic awareness and Phonics • Word Recognition and Spelling • Vocabulary and Morphology • Grammar and Usage • Listening and Reading Comprehension • Speaking and Writing

  11. Phonemic awareness and phonics are the building blocks of language. Think of them as the foundation of your reading house. This could not be built without this

  12. Word recognition and spelling are like the bricks in your house. You need to know where they go and how to use them correctly Or this may happen to your house

  13. begin to see patterns. • These patterns will help you to decode new words and build your vocabulary. Vocabulary and morphology Language has a certain structure to it. As we learn about the morphology of language, you will begin to see patterns.

  14. Grammar and Usage

  15. Grammar and Usage =

  16. Listening and Reading Comprehension • In this step, we will apply what we learn to improve overall reading comprehension. • This is will help you become college or career ready!

  17. Speaking and Writing This is where everything comes together. • Now that your reading house is built, it’s time to add something that reflects who you are. • Will it look like this or this?

  18. What will all of this do for you? • Your experience while reading and learning will go from this

  19. What will all of this do for you? • To this

  20. What will all of this do for you? • And eventually to this

  21. What will all of this do for you? • And maybe even this

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