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BOOK TWO
Media & Communication
Media
Education
In the Classroom
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Introduction
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. - Alvin Toffler Foundation Phase of literacy (Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners) is challenging for both students and instructors. Often these students and instructors face a multi-level group containing Literacy Phase I/II students or even more advanced levels. In this situation the students may achieve some progress through activities in isolation that focus on reading readiness concepts or basic mechanics of writing, but it would be better if they were working on the theme that their peers are working on. Materials in context keep adult learners interested, and motivates them during the sometimes intimidating learning process. There are more than 400 worksheets in this series that cover 12 themes of interest to adult ESL learners (see Theme Index). Three general principles are followed in this book: Learning for Real Effective Repetition Multi-Level Reality
Effective Repetition
Cognitive neuroscience research has discovered three crucial memory enhancement processes that influence the establishment of long-term memory: repetition of the procedure or information (Squire & Kandel, 2000), excitation at the time of learning (Phelps, 2006) and association of reward with the material to be learned (Wise, 2004). Even if the students are highly interested in the contextualized materials for the early stage literacy skills (see Appendix A: Foundation Literacy Skills Assessment) the process requires repetition for retention. This can be as simple as copying a name/telephone number on each worksheet until the information can be recalled from memory or number dictation on a sample calendar (see Appendix D). At the same time, some challenging short-term memory exercises can make the repetition more exciting. After the shared reading, short-term memory exercises are always welcomed by Foundation students. I erase the board but leave on the focused word for the day, in this case bag. I start by asking a student, whom I expect to be able to answer, How do you spell bag?. Assuming How do you spell? is one of the sentences that has been taught. A chain drill can go around the class. At first the students read the letters and spell the word. Then the first letter gets erased and replaced with a line as a reminder, and the same chain drill takes place. There is a feeling of fulfillment as students go through the process from bag to _ a g to _ _ g to _ _ _. Later on, when the literacy students are ready to take on a sentence level exercise, words in the focused structure of the dialogue can be replaced with lines as a variation of this activity:
A:Doyouneeda__? B:No,thanks.
Students need to get familiar with regular classroom activities, including matching, underlining, crossing out, circling, checking boxes, sequencing, filling in blanks and playing different board or card games with classmates. The activities in this series have a structured format and are repeated in most of the units. The activities focus on the literacy skills of Foundation Phase (see Literacy Competency Index). In this way, both classroom routine activities and literacy skills are exercised and spiralled in each unit. To help the information sink in without boring the students, a variety of activities which address different learning styles make the repetition more exciting and effective. The activities in this series cover all seven original multiple intelligences (Howard Gardner, 1983) including spatial, linguistic, logical, kinaesthetic, musical, interpersonal and intrapersonal so that the students can approach the literacy skills from different angles. For example, when introducing the concept of pattern with classroom objects (see Book 2 In the Classroom, Finishing The Patterns), the teacher may use sound associated with these objects, such as crumpling a paper, erasing with an eraser, snapping closed a binder and tapping a pencil. These sounds help students understand what a pattern means in music and is a different way to express a pattern other than pictures. There are more and more resources of sound online if internet access is not an issue at your school. Music that can be integrated into a Foundation lesson can be the change of pitch, volume or pace. For example, loud/soft sound of dental drill, fast/slow rhythm of hand saw can always be universally understood by Foundation students from different backgrounds for the theme Jobs.
create a challenge for the instructor. One way to deal with the situation is to present tasks that all the literacy students can do, such as signing in for attendance or organizing a binder etc. To encourage students to come to school regularly, a large weekly calendar with a class list hung in front of the classroom is very helpful (see Appendix E). The month, week, days and dates can be made replaceable with either magnets or Velcro. Before the class starts, the students go and check their own attendance under the date. However, no comments on punctuality or attendance should be made as the students all have commitments as adults and may not be able to make it even though they have made every effort to come to school on time and as often as they can. A way to handle a multi-level literacy group is to have a little application of operation research with some prep. With the shared reading dialogue written on lined paper (see the last 2 worksheets in each unit) with pencil, I am ready for my three groups. The Foundation Phase student can trace with a marker; Phase I students always enjoy copying on lined paper; the non-Roman alphabet ESL learner usually can finish copying in a fraction of time of the others and then she has the opportunity to practise pronunciation with me, which gets her prepared for the following pair work. To ease the rush in a multi-level literacy class, students may get different tasks during the same activity. For example, when the teacher dictates a simple story Grandpa is 60 years old. (see Book One - Family Tree), the pre-literate students may choose the correct picture from the flash cards, and the non-Roman alphabet ESL learners may make notes about the figure on lined paper. When taking up the activity, the teacher asks the Flash Card group to hold up the picture while the other group reads the numbers. Then the teacher can reconstruct the sentence drawn from both answers as a review. For example, Grandpa is 60 years old. Flash cards make a multi-level class come alive. Flash cards have become literacy classroom staples and there are over 60 flash cards included in this series. Besides the traditional flashing technique, they can be used in more activities and be part of the effective repetition spiral in a lesson. Some of them can be individual activities while the others can be a race against the clock, a timed activity, or a team competition, if the students like that kind of pressure. More importantly, the students should be able to take their time and enjoy the process. See Table 1 for a list of flash card activities suitable in a Foundation class.
Sophie Wang
Back and Forth It is useful to practise numbers. Students sequence number cards 1-6 and flash cards in response to what the teacher says. Then the teacher calls out a number and each student holds up their card or says what is in the picture. Charades Students take turns coming to the front. The teacher shows him/her a flash card. The student acts out what is in the picture. The rest of the group guess which card he/she is mimicking. Colouring flash cards not only exercises motor skills, but the teacher ends up with coloured cards ready to be posted on the bulletin board.
Colouring
Dictate PicCloze
Display flash cards on the teachers desk. Students work in pairs. One student comes to the desk, memorizes the sequence of the picture, then returns to his/her partner and tells them the sequence. His partner organizes their copies of flash cards or chooses the right picture on a worksheet (see Appendix F for a blank dictate-cloze sheet). Cut the flash cards into 2-4 pieces and ask students to put them back together (see Appendix C for a Jigsaw Puzzle Template). Display one set of flash cards on the desk, side by side, face down. In a nearby area, display another set of cards, side by side, also face down. Students take turns flipping over one card from each group. If they are the same, the student keeps both cards. If not, he/she puts them back face down. The game ends when all the cards are collected by students. The one with most cards wins. Place the flash cards of your choice on desks. Give the students a minute or two to memorize all the cards. Cover the cards and see how many they can remember. Place the flash cards on desks. Give the students a minute or two to memorize all the cards. Cover all the flash cards with a flipchart paper and then remove one. Students have to figure out which one is removed.
Jigsaw
Memory 1
Memory 2
Memory 3
Table 1 Continued - Foundation Flash Card Activities Puzzle Grouping Cut each flash card into 2-4 pieces and hand them out to your students. The students who hold the matched two pieces become partners working in a pair/group activity.
Revealing
Cover a flash card with a piece of paper and slowly reveal it until the students have guessed what picture it is.
Short-memory Flashback
Put 4 cards on the whiteboard and draw a grid around them. The teacher points to the cards in turn and the students say what is in the picture. Repeat this procedure a few times and then cover or remove the first card. Point to the blank grid and encourage the students to say the word of the removed flash card. Then finish reading every grid. Put the first one back in the grid and remove the second one. When the students are ready, the teacher can either remove more than one card at a time or hold cards in front of the empty grid asking the students to respond Yes or if the card is the correct one. Shuffle two or three sets of the same flash cards and hand them out to students. They take turns drawing a card from their hand, saying what is on the card and then placing it in the middle of the desk. If a player draws a card the same as the previous one, the first player who shouts Snap! wins all the cards in the middle pile. The winner is the player who has all the cards. Put a group of flash cards in a line on the whiteboard. Move a rod along the cards and give a clue to indicate a flash card. The clue can be as easy as showing another flash card that is same as one of those on the board. Students say Yes or Stop when the rod is above the correct flash card. Another way is for the teacher to give the students a verbal clue. For example, she tells the students to say Stop or Yes when the rod is above a triangle shape. Once the procedures are familiar, a student can come to the front to move the rod. Each student gets a card. The class listens to the teacher tell the story. Students put their picture onto to the whiteboard in the proper sequence.
Snap
Story Sequencing
Theme Index
Themes Address Family Tree Media In the Classroom Vehicles Shopping In a Park b, x, g, a, o l, t, i, p, r, goose, maple, loon, lily d, r, i v, e, s, u, b, k, y BUS Y, e, s, N, o Yes, No T, V, N, E, W, S TV, NEWS d, m, n, o, s dad, mom, son A, D, R, E, S A, D, R, E, S d, m, n, mom, son K, V, W, TV Y, N, Yes, No k, u, y, B, BUS, bike b, x, bag, box l, t, i, p, r loon d, v, driver, part time a, c, e, o, s digits 0-9 Road Signs shapes a, c, e, o, s, fire Unit Topics Reading Writing
Book
Housing
Family Life
Education
Transportation
Commercial Services
Canada
Employment
Jobs
Calling 911
Canadian Law
H, S, T, P, STOP
Leisure
Straight Stroke
Circular Stroke
Combined Stroke
E: Book 1 (ADDRESS)
F: Book 5*
I: Book 4* Book 6*
L: Book 4*
* Reading only
Small Letters
Tail Letters
y: Book 3 ( subway)
Straight
i: Book 4 (lily)
v: Book 4 (driver)
w: *Book 2
x: Book 3 (box)
z: Book 6 (zoo)
Circular
b: Book 3 (box)
a: Book 5 (accident)
Combined
r: Book 4 (beaver)
n: Book 1 (son)
m: Book 1 (mom)
Activity Sheets
Media and Communication - Media
Dialogue Look and Discuss Maze Connect The Dots Circle The Picture That Is In The Same Position Circle The Picture That Is The Same Cross Out The Different Picture Circle The Number Of TVs Draw Lines To Match The Numbers Listen And Circle Draw Lines To Match The Pictures Cut Out and Sort Cut Out And Glue Letter Maze Trace and Copy V Trace and Copy TV TV Word Search Trace and Copy W Trace and Copy K Circle The Letter That Is The Same Check The Letter That Is The Same Match The Lower Case With The Upper Case Letters Dictate-Cloze Worksheet - Step 1 Dictate-Cloze Worksheet - Step 2 Dictate-Cloze - Teachers Copy (Focused Letters) Dictate-Cloze Teachers Copy Blank Sheet Dictate-Cloze Instructions Flash Cards Writing Worksheets 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29-34 35-36
Activity Sheets
Education - In The Classroom
Dialogue Colour And Cut Maze Connect The Dots Put An X On The Picture That Does Not Belong Cut And Glue Circle The Picture That Is In The Same Position Put An X On The Picture That Is Different Draw Lines To Match The Pictures Draw Lines To Match The Picture And The Number Read And Circle The Right Number Of Objects Circle The Group That Has More Pictures Listen, Count and Write The Number Cut And Glue Picture Maze Letter Maze Circle The Letter That Is The Same Trace N Trace and Copy No Trace Y Trace and Copy Yes Yes Word Search Flash Cards Writing Work Sheets Cut Out And Match Game 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 61-68 69-70 71 72
Appendices
A - 1 Foundation Literacy Skills Assessment Reading A - 2 Foundation Literacy Skills Assessment Writing A - 3 Foundation Literacy Skills Assessment Pre-numeracy B - Blank Memory Game Cards C - Jigsaw Puzzle Template D - Sample Calendar for Number Dictation E - Attendance Sheet F - Dictate-cloze Blank Sheet 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82
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Man:
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Colour the Y and N. Cut out the cards.
Teacher shows flash cards of classroom objects and household objects, asking Is there a . in the classroom? Students hold up Yes/No card to answer.
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Find the way to get through the classroom to find your binder. Do not cross a line.
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Connect the dots with a marker.
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Put an X on the picture that does not belong.
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Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Glue in the ones that belong in the classroom.
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Circle the pictures that are in the same position.
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Put an X on the picture that is different.
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Draw lines to match the pictures.
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Draw lines to match the picture and the number.
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Circle the group that has more pictures.
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Circle the pictures when your teacher tells how many. Write the number in the box.
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Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page. Glue them to finish each pattern. Listen to the beats your teacher makes and identify to which pattern it applies.
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Connect pictures to get to the classroom.
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Connect the Ys to get to the teacher.
Y N N N N Y N N Y N Y Y N N N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Y N N N Y
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Circle the letter that is the same.
Y e s N o
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s e e N e
Y s s n s
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Trace.
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Trace and copy.
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Trace.
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Trace and copy.
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Y
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Literacy Foundation
Find and circle the word Yes in the word search. There are 3.
Yes
p e n Y e s e r a s e r Y e s p a p e r Y e s
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Make two copies. Cut out, shuffle, turn face down and match.
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Start
YES OR NO
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Appendix A-1
In Progress
Not Yet
Understand that real objects can be represented by pictures Understand the concept of same and different with pictures shapes letters numbers Understand left-right directionality Understand top-down directionality Understand left-right, top-down directionality Identify letters of the alphabet from memory, using lower case letters (see Alphabet Index) Identify letters of the alphabet from memory, using upper case letters (see Alphabet Index) Developing Stage Understand that print conveys personal meaning, recognize in print learners own name address
Understand the relationship between words used in forms and personal information Recognize basic sight words used in forms by providing oral or actional response in lower case and upper case letters Understand the meaning of common symbols for everyday survival Comments:
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Demonstrate correct writing posture and method of holding and using writing apparatus from large marker to pencils
numbers from 1 to 10
words used for personal information progressing from copying the model to dictation
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Not Yet
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Appendix C
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Mon 1
Tue 2 9
Wed 3
Thu 4 11 18 25
Fri 5
Sat
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7 14 21 28
8 15 22 29
10 17 24 31
12 19 26
16 23 30
Sun
Mon 1
Tue 2 9
Wed 3
Thu 4 11 18 25
Fri 5
Sat
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7 14 21 28
8 15 22 29
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Attendance Sheet
Names
Appendix E
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Names
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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