Section 4: Techniques for Developing Literacy

• Techniques that aid in the development of literacy:

  • Reading, the most effective (exposure to words both phonetically and written)
  • Visuals (connect words with images or events as they paint a picture in student’s mind)
  • Mapping (shows relationships between words)
  • Rhyming sounds
  • Syllabification (break up into syllables)
  • Sight words (word recognition)
• Tapping Prior Knowledge: one of the most effective for developing literacy

  • Validates students’ personal experiences
  • Activates Funds of Knowledge
  • Respects students’ background
  • Acknowledges students have a contribution to make in the classroom
• Semantic Mapping: Visual strategy used to develop vocab and knowledge

  • Groups words together
  • Requires activations of prior knowledge
  • Shows important components and the relationship amongst these components
  • Ex. grouping words students know associated with Las Vegas together
• Word Analogies: a comparison based on similarity between 2 things, like "hot and cold"

  • Shows relationship amongst words
  • Comparison must be antonyms, or words that are opposite of others
  • Synonym: work and employment are synonyms
  • Descriptive - an illustration of a word
  • Part to whole - explaining a word in context of the concepts or of others
  • Item to category - an example of a category, such as coffee being in the category of beverages