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Literacy Activities That Highlight Emergent and Beginning Literacy Development
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Bear, Donald R. – Reading Teacher, 2022
Activities that teach PreK-1 students the six components of emergent literacy and beginning reading and word study are presented for classroom settings. These activities are adaptable developmentally and they highlight four important aspects of teaching phonics, spelling and word knowledge that are often overlooked: the rhythm of literacy, Concept…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Reading Instruction, Learning Activities, Phonics
Why Poetry for Reading Instruction? Because It Works!
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Nichols, William Dee; Rasinski, Timothy V.; Rupley, William H.; Kellogg, Rachael A.; Paige, David D. – Reading Teacher, 2018
Poetry can help develop in students a love for reading, writing, and playing with language, yet it is often a neglected literary form in many reading curricula. Those who see the value of poetry recognize it as the perfect genre for teaching phonics, fluency, and a love of language. The rhyming, rhythmical language of poetry provides the perfect…
Descriptors: Poetry, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Reading Fluency
The Shape of Direct Quotation
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Weber, Rose-Marie – Reading Teacher, 2008
Direct quotation can be a source of meaning in storybook texts for beginning readers. The author of this article sketches the linguistic complexity of direct quotation and offers instructional strategies. Three aspects of direct quotation are examined: the cluster of print features and syntactic characteristics that direct quotation involves, the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Oral Reading, Semantics, Text Structure
Incorporating Movement with Fluency Instruction: A Motivation for Struggling Readers
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Peebles, Jodi L. – Reading Teacher, 2007
This article discusses two activities--Readers Theatre and Rhythm Walks--that encourage students to "get moving" with fluency instruction. Movement can be a motivating factor for struggling students, as well as a kinesthetic tool for conceptualizing the rhythm and flow of fluent reading while triggering brain function for optimal learning. Also…
Descriptors: Movement Education, Reading Fluency, Student Motivation, Reading Instruction
More Predictable Books: Gateways to a Lifetime of Reading.
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Saccardi, Marianne C. – Reading Teacher, 1996
Overviews some of the latest predictable books for emergent readers, this month looking at books that develop a sense of rhythm and books that entice children to play with words. Offers suggestions for using these 12 books in the classroom. (SR)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Language Rhythm
In Defense of Traditional Language: Folktales and Reading Texts.
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Egan, Owen – Reading Teacher, 1983
Notes that modern rewriters transform traditional folk stories for reading texts, adhering to strictures imposed by popular ideas about childhood, language, and learning. Proposes to improve the quality of folktales and learning by restoring original language in folktales. (FL)
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Folk Culture, Language Rhythm
Using Trade Books to Intrigue Children with Words.
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Burke, Eileen M. – Reading Teacher, 1978
Alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhyme, and rhythm in trade books can be used to increase children's awareness of language. (MKM)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education