Week 2: Assignment 3

Some reading basics that I’ve learned is the important roles that parents play to introduce their kids to sounds and words. By introducing sounds and words to students early in life, they will assimilate into the classroom easier and expand on their ability to differentiate various sounds and letters. When talking to infants, you are providing them the basics they will utilize in the future when reading. During one of lesson plans in the video, students practice on how they can switch letters to identify different words and make connections with sounds. In the fluency video, the teacher explores the different meanings of words by making a connection to everyday activities and things students visually see and experience. Another way you may develop a fluency program is to help students understand the relationship of words by connecting them with similar words or descriptive words that describe the actual word (i.e. large and big).

Jigsaw strategy is an interesting concept that I haven’t had the chance to observe. Essentially, each student become an expert in one area and go back to their home group and share with their classmates. By having students focus and develop one area, it provides them an opportunity to focus on one areas and perfect their understanding and teach their fellow groupmates. Students are able to ask questions and pull facts from the passage. They select key facts and arrange ideas by highlighting the supportive details to report.