“Old Macdonald: A Hand-Puppet Board Book” by Jill Ackerman and illustrate by Michelle Berg. It is a great innovative and interactive hand-puppet board book for babies and toddlers; the book follows the song "Old MacDonald Had A Farm" in rhyming, repetitive text and Interactive puppets with High color contrast. The book is permanently attaches to a "glove". Within the palm of the glove is a small six pages board book, the book includes pictures of the animals and the sounds they make. Each finger in the glove has a sweet little animal who lives on Old MacDonald’s farm: a duck, a cat, a dog, a pig, and a cow.
In Jon Hooten's editorial "fighting Words: The War Over Language," he argues that we relate almost everything to war subconsciously. We are unwillingly more attracted to things associated with war because they bring excitement to the topic. It if for this reason why I agree with Hooten's argument. In the article, he writes:"Our popular culture thinks nothing of invoking the language of conflict to describe most any topic. "This is relatable to almost anything on social media.
David Sedaris’s short story entitled “Jesus Shaves” is a very interesting tale of a man and his fellow classmates in a French class trying to learn about important holidays. Sedaris uses multiple literary devices in his short story that drives the point towards learning about what Easter really stands for. In the early part of the story the teacher of the French class states, “And what does one do Easter? Would anyone like to tell us?” (435).
The simile shows the reader that Miss Caroline misunderstands the needs of the class and what would engage them. As the children are still in first grade, they would not be interested in listening in farm animal stories and therefore the learning is lost in the children’s mind. Throughout a lesson from Miss Caroline, Miss Caroline’s lack of classroom also reflects the failure of education. This is evident when Miss Caroline is interrupted by another teacher, saying: “If I hear another sound coming from this classroom, I’ll burn up everybody in it.”
Additionally, Ryan Gebhart targeted his novel toward the Adventurer and Mainstremer archetypes to help the book grow in popularity with the usage of the outdoors and the struggles that the common man faces. Personally, individuals suited to read this book highlight Middle School boys who wish to fit in. Important Theme In the novel There Will Be Bears by Ryan Gebhart, the most important theme highlights that despite the forthcoming challenges, one's family, literal or figurative, will always strive to provide
However, there are elements that are better understood by adults, such as the innocence of the children. Through the use of diction, other stylistic elements, and syntax, the authors Lewis Carroll and J.M. Barrie show that the characters in the books as well as the content are complex
There are eight points that are important on chapter 8. Such as, Literacy begins; play, language, and literate behavior: A natural partnership; fostering literate behaviors; Honoring the importance of literate behaviors; languages and literacy learning in the primary grades: The motivation power; Dynamic approaches to promoting literacy through play. The narratives are easy to write.
Making a Hebrew dictionary from the Hebrew words used in The Bronze Bow would be an activity that children could work on as they read the story. This would help with comprehension as they researched the words and noted them for future reference. For younger children, the dictionary could be illustrated with their own
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell 5 Karana the main character teaches children patience as well as making the best out of every situation. Rontu, the leader of a pack of dogs teachers children that even if they don't like someone the relationship can change if they reach out. Just like Karana and Rontu's relationship changed. The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 4 Fantacy The young boy teaches children the wonders of going on adventures and meeting new people.
“Why Canada has to beat its Literacy Problem” an essay by June Callwood is about the illiteracy problem that Canada faces. This essay dictates how bad it is for people with the inability to read. “death in life” is what Edwin Newman called illiteracy, who is a U.S broadcaster that writes about language. It is said in the essay that people that are illiterate, lead a life of bluff, anxiety, embarrassment, and isolation. This is very important because they don’t ask for help.
Upton Sinclair developed his thoughts on the plight of immigrants into Chicago extremely well throughout his novel, The Jungle. Through the portrayal of the Lithuanian family's struggles and hardships, Sinclairs tells the truths of the corruption and immigrant experience in Chicago in the early 1900s. The gruesome details of the meat packaging industry show how truly unjust and disturbing the working conditions were during these times. Upton goes on to depict the unfair living conditions of the Lithuanian immigrants as well as the immigrants before and after their time in Packington. After Sinclair released the serial form of his novel in a Socialist newspaper in 1905, the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 was soon to follow.
The story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara illustrates how a young girl of the name Sylvia decides to ignore the help of her new neighbor Miss Moore. The little girl and her fellow childhood friends get the opportunity to take a field trip to a toy Museum; Miss Moore is the host and her intentions are to expose the isolated kids to show them that there is more to life than living in poverty. Bambara’s word choice portrays the vocabulary that the little kids possess, and they do not know nearly as much information as Miss Moore does because she has a college education. She attempts to educate the kids with numerous facts, but the kids disregard it because they are too fascinated at what the museum has to offer. Sylvia has a foul attitude and
Lynsie and I went to Washington Irving Elementary School every Thursday this semester from 8:45 until 9:45 in the mornings. While at the school, we worked with a first-grade student named Reid. The first two weeks at the school, we spent time getting to know Reid and testing him using the Informal Reading Inventory. We used this test to see what we needed to work on with him to help him master each area.
I have been on two cruises so far in my life. This has led to me having the opportunity to meet individuals from all over the country. One of the first things I would notice about a person is if they were from the north or the south. Usually, on the occasion someone would talk to me they recognized my southern dialect and that would make them see me as less intelligent. This same idea is exhibited by James Baldwin in his essay where he explains the importance of language and how it can easily affect the way you view someone.
Oral language is an important and necessary cognitive developmental step in literacy. People, children as well as adults, adults use oral language on a daily basis. People use oral language as their primary form of communication. Children learn oral language before they learn written language. According to our text book, “Teaching Children to Read: The Teacher Makes the Difference” by Reutzel and Cooter there are four oral language developmental theories.
