Teaching Literacy in ECE

Teaching Literacy in ECE

Content:

Standard 4
Phonics and Spelling-Students use phonics and other strategies to decode and spell unfamiliar words while reading and writing.

Objective 2
Use knowledge of structural analysis to decode words.
b. Identify sound patterns and apply knowledge to decode words (e.g., blends, digraphs, vowel patterns, r-controlled vowels).

Pedagogy:

Explicit instruction will be used to teach the concept of a digraph. The kids will also be personally participating with their own computers on the Starfall website which has a lot of activities regarding phonological and phonemic awareness. This personal experience with the digraph " sh" will help them as they hear the sound, view this digraph in different words, and are asked the identify this digraph.
Technology:

The technology we will be using is the Starfall website. This site is a great resource for literacy activities. This kids will see the digraph " sh" on the screen. They will hear how it is properly pronounced and asked to identify the digraph in different words. This will be a great resource for them as they learn about one particular digraph and how it is incorporated into words.