Strategies for speaking, reading, and writing

1. Strategies for speaking, reading, and writing Charles Knoppel, Jesse Puhr, Carolyn Klein

2. Oral Language Strategies • Speech recognition software • Games, role-playing, songs • Information gap activities • Paired or small group discussions

3. More interaction with English = improved oral skills. • Hearing peers and teachers speak allows children to have more exposure to English. • Choose discussions the students will be interested in.

4. Strategies to Promote Early Literacy • Word Wall • Students will begin to recognize high frequency words • See patterns and relationships between words • Build phonemic awareness skills

5. Creating a Word Wall • Put the words in a common area that is easily seen and accessible to all students • Use words that the students will regularly use • Add about 5 words per week • Use the word wall daily • Have the students interact by playing games, using words in sentences, etc.

6. Writing • Journals • Allows students to write about whatever interests them • Provides constant dialogue with the teacher, as well as the opportunity for feedback • Children can begin by drawing • Can be used for all ability levels

7. Beginning Readers • Think-aloud • Allows teachers to model thought-process involved in reading • Constant interaction with material • Comprehension, prediction skills

8. Intermediate Readers • Think-Pair-Share • Read and share information with partner • Also helps oral language development • Can be used regardless of content area