Benchmark – Cross-Curricular Unit Plan Number of sources: 0 Paper instructions: Data should drive instruction and as a best practice teachers should gather formal and informal data before, during, and after every lesson. This is especially important when integrating cross-curricular content into English language arts (ELA) lessons. Students who face learning challenges related to literacy […]
Clinical Field Experience B: Planning and Delivering Differentiated Instruction Number of sources: 0 Paper instructions: Assessment Description The ability to look at the unique needs of students and identify and plan differentiated instructional activities for small groups of students with similar literacy deficits is critical to student mastery of literacy skills. Through differentiating the content […]
Article Summary Number of sources: 0 Paper instructions: Peer-reviewed, research-based, journal articles from the GCU Library represents much of the learning resources you will be using in this program. This assignment will give you the opportunity to read and paraphrase academic research while getting experience in using APA Style that you will use during your […]
Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, Semantics, and Pragmatics Webinar Number of sources: 3 Paper instructions: Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics are important components of the study of language known as linguistics. Teachers must understand the linguistic demands placed on young students as they learn to read and write. Early childhood educators must be able to identify […]
Clinical Field Experience B: Vocabulary Instruction for Early Learners Number of sources: 0 Paper instructions: Even with skills in decoding words, students require instruction in vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. This is particularly important for early learners as they build background knowledge necessary to become fluent readers. Vocabulary instruction must be both engaging and meaningful […]
Student Discipline and Due Process Number of sources: 0 Paper instructions: Review the school board policy and student handbook of your local public school site or district for information regarding their policies on short- and long-term suspensions of students. You may also obtain this information by interviewing an administrator at your chosen site. Write a […]
Policy and decision makers do not always understand the development and educational needs of young children. It is the job of the early childhood educator to advocate for the resources required to meet the needs of all students. Early childhood educators should be ready to provide the information policy and decision makers need to determine […]
Digital Bulletin Board: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension Number of sources: 3 Paper instructions: The Report of the National Reading Panel for Congress highlighted five essential components of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Early childhood education professionals must apply research-based best practices to the instruction and assessment of reading […]
Clinical Field Experience A: The English Language Arts Classroom Number of sources: 0 Paper instructions: Each day teachers use differentiated instructional, remediation, and intervention strategies designed to meet the diverse needs of students in their classrooms. Using knowledge of the Science of Reading, Scarborough’s Reading Rope, and research-based best practices, is a critical skill to […]
Orthographic Mapping Number of sources: 3 Paper instructions: Orthographic mapping includes connecting letters to letter sounds to support reading by visually seeing the letters and words. Through this mapping process, a connection is made between the correct spelling sequences and the words we know. The phoneme-grapheme relationships are the foundational building blocks of the orthographic […]
