Monday, January 12, 2015

Literacy Building Blocks

Formative Years of Literacy Learning


My resource is an online article titled, “Marie Clay’s Research Focused On The Formative Years of Literacy Learning. She studied changes in literacy behaviors of young children as they learned to read and write continuous text over a period of time.”
This resource is about Marie Clay’s research that led into her literacy processing theory. I found this resource interesting because it discusses the behaviors of students as they learn to read and write over time. The article breaks the behaviors down in a way that is easy to read and with a good summary of the behavior in language that is easy for everyone to understand. I like the points being made in this article because I believe they resemble ideals and concepts that teacher should keep in mind while teaching students to read.
I really like the point made about children taking different paths to literacy learning because all students come from different backgrounds and experiences. It is very important for educators to remember that every student is unique and you cannot teach a class of 20 students all the exact same way. I also like the point made about literacy learning changing over time as the student progresses and makes connections on their own. I like that the article suggests teachers keep close observations because they can make “helpful teaching moves”. In addition to the observations being helpful to the student’s current teacher the notes and observations could be passed on to the student’s next teacher so that they understand where the student has progressed.

This article is relatable to Chapter One in that I believe it really represents the building blocks and tips for teachers to remember when teaching students to read and write.

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