This approach requires children to bring
what they already know and their
understanding of oral and written texts
to make meaning from the written words
Students should be taught that
literacy is not simply taught in
school (as parts of lessons). It is
part of everyday life
Children need to learn in
meaningful real situations
rather than simply class
instructions, practising skills
3 Cueing Systems
Graphophonic- decoding graphemes
(letters) into sounds (phonemes)
Semantic- knowledge about the
world and the meaning of words
Syntatic- knowledge of
language structure
Psycholinguistic Teaching Approaches
Reading aloud opportunities- good quality,
multicultural texts
Enthusiastic Teacher---> provides
reading, writing, speaking and
listening for pleasure (independent
and group), opportunity to
demonstrate links between sounds
and letters
Words games and Word Play
2) Cognitive-Psychological
Approaches
Readers learn in STAGES
starting with grapho-phonic
strategies and explicit
instructions from teacers
Qualitiative differences
between beginners and
more experienced
readers
Word recognition should be
the first cueing system- visual
features
3) Phonics Teaching
The understanding that there is a link between SOUNDS and
LETTERS/SPELLING of words. This is important as it helps
students master alphabetical code-breaking skills needed for
proficiency in reading
Converts letters (graphemes) into sounds (phonemes) and
then blend the sounds into recognisable words
Two types of phonics
teaching
Synthetic
Phonemes are introduced first,
pronounced then blended together
(synthesised). Therfore, children learn
phonemes to make up words.
Segmentation- hearing individual
phonemes within a word
Blending- merging phonemes
together
Analytic
whole words are introduced first, then
students are asked to analyse each
individual part
Onsets- part of the syllable
BEFORE the first vowel e.g.
S/un, D/og
Rimes- part of the syllable
from the first vowel
onwards e.g. s/UN, d/OG,
sp/IT
Phonics Teaching Approaches
Daily whole class direct teaching, follow phonics
teaching program, regular assessments, sessions
with regular structure e.g. warmup exercise,
revision, introduction of new sounds, word making,
consolidation
4) Sociocultural Approaches
Children read successfully because they learn to
read CULTURALLY rather than by instructions.
This approach emphases the idea that learning
is co-constructed with others in routine
everyday activities at home and in society e.g.
reading newspaper, researching something on
the internet
Examples of Sociocultural
Approaches: connecting
home and school reading,
encourage children to bring
in texts, introduce popular
children's texts, encourage
technology based learning,
encourage participation
Planning for an Inclusive
Curriculum (need to be
considered in planning and
teaching
Set suitable
objectives
and
challenges
consider different
teaching and
learning styles
provide equal
access for
diverse learners
Integrating speaking, listening,
reading and writing
Familarisation with
the genre/ text
Capturing Ideas
Teacher demonstration
Teacher scribing
Supported writing
Independent Writing
Expanding Learning
Affordances
Book Talk
Elicit
Response
(encourage sharing)-
tell me what you
thought about it/
how you felt
Extending Response
tell me more
about it
Encouraging
Critique
do you agree?
Dialogic Teaching
Collective: T+Ss
(learn together)
Reciprocal: T <-> Ss
(Share ideas)
Supportive: Ss =) Ss
(Students teaching
each other)
Cumulative: T + Ss
(create new ideas)
Purposeful: T plans
with specific learning
objectives in mind
Planning
Cross-Curricular Planning
students practise and
apply learning in
different contexts
teachers observe
any gaps in
understanding
students learn the
academic language
and use literacy skills
(assessments can help
plan the next steps of
learning)
Creative Planning
set culturally and
personally authentic
activities
provide involvement
and creative
engagement
include a wide range of
activities
set challenging
but achievable
learning goals
Planning an
effective Literacy
Lesson
set
language
and
literacy
objectives
use child
friendly
language
use inspiring texts
link with
previous
learning
Incorporate
whole class and
independent
work
Plenary Session to
review learning,
encourage
discussions and
feedback
Cummins "Interdependence Theory of Bilingualism"
Basic Interpersonal
Communication
Skills (BICS)
Cognitive and Academic
Language Proficiency
(CALP)
A- Face to Face Conversation
B-Demonstrations/ experiments
c- Telephone Conversations
D-Writing a standardized test