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Samantha Ulloa

Week 10
Chapter 10 – Using Rating Scales to Look at Literacy
Using the Rating Scale  As mentioned in the book before. It is
Examples and Time difficult not to include your own
 Raters should become familiar with judgment when making any type of
Rating Scale criteria before using it, and observation or assessment. The example
they should be sure that each criterion is provided is great to distinguish between
observable rather than judgmental: the two.
Scribbles/Forms alphabet letters/Writes
cursive, not Still scribbling/Poor
spelling/Good writing
Looking at Literacy  As young child, reading has been great
Importance of Literacy emphasized over the years. Reading is a
 Literacy is not a skill isolated from other critical skill that is needed to succeed in
developmental domains; it involves school, work or even during play. Even
motor skills, visual perception, hearing, now in college, one of my professors is
small muscle development, cognitive always mentioned how some students
development, social interactions, and lack reading skills and have continued on
emotional control. It is simultaneously without improving.
developing along with language.
Literacy Rich Environment  Having an environment that is rich in
 Between two and three years of age, literacy whether it is at day care or a
children begin to notice and “read” print home is important. Having signs or labels
all around them. They see family so the child is used to print or reading
members reading the newspaper, the before bedtime. Being a role model to
commercials on television, or the the child such as scaffolding with their
directions on how to put together their writing tool is an advantage.
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The Play – Literacy Connection  Whether the child is playing with
 The child achieves these characteristics older/younger siblings, peers their own
during social interactions (play) with age or adults, it enhances many areas
loving, caring adults and older, more such as language and social. They are
proficient children. They see themselves able to create stories of their own with
as competent beings, able to accomplish their peers or have open-ended
meaningful tasks independently. They questions be asked.
come to both understand and use
language to communicate their wants,
needs, and ideas as they play
Learning to Read  Teachers are seen as a role model so it is
Approaches to Teaching Reading important for the educator to create
 Practice-based research suggests that entertaining and informative activities
early literacy learning is enhanced by that will enhance the child’s literacy.
informal classroom activities such as
shared book reading, rhyming games,
finger plays, interactive conversations,
storytelling, role-playing, word play, and
games, as well as the availability of print-
rich materials and prewriting and writing
opportunities.
Learning to Write  There are many stages of writing and it is
Stages of Writing interesting to see how a specific child
 Writing develops in predictable stages develops in each of these areas in their
such as scribbling, drawing, making own pace. As a teacher or parent, having
letters, name writing, organizing print, a record of their work sample and show
writing to read, journal writing, and to them at the end of their improvement
conventional writing. can boost their confidence.
Literacy Assessment  For infants, I think is more complex to
Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers observe and asses their literacy
 Demonstrates phonological awareness, development as they are very young and
knowledge of the alphabet, knowledge of have not yet reached the skill but it’s
print and its uses and comprehends and possible such as recognizing their own
responds to books and other texts name.
School-Age  During my elementary years, teachers
 Children’s stories can be assessed by would have a one-on-one visit with
noting the child’s use of conventional children and would have them read a
spelling, spacing, punctuation, and short story. They would see our
capitalization, and by evaluating the vocabulary, how fast/slow we read and
story’s plot, theme, and character punctuation. The teachers would then
development. make recommendations to improve.
Helping All Children with Literacy  The use if sign language can help the
Physical Disabilities and Literacy child tremendously in an area that they
 Children with hearing impairments may are disable. Making the effort to do any
impact speech and language accommodations will be greatly
development, which may also affect appreciated by the child.
literacy by reducing vocabulary. For these
children, using visual cues for
communication may be even more
important.
Learning Disabilities and Literacy  The continuous practice of reading and
 One of the early labels for reading writing will help a child who is dyslexic.
difficulties was dyslexia, often
characterized by children writing alphabet
letters backward or confusing similarly
shaped letters like b and p.

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