LEARNING AND THE LANGUAGE ARTS

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LEARNING AND THE LANGUAGE ARTS

• Chapter 1

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The Language Arts

• Key Terms

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The Language Arts

• Oral Written
  Visual
• Receptive Listening Reading Viewing
• Productive Speaking Writing Visually
  
  / Talking Representing

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How Children Learn

• Discovery
• Interaction
• Instruction
• Observing

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How Children Learn

• Age-appropriate opportunities
• Individually-appropriate opportunities
• Culturally-appropriate opportunities

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Implications for Teaching Language Arts

• Activities should
• Be used in meaningful situations
• Relate to real life
• Support communication

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• If you always do what you always did, you
  will always get what you always got.
• Jackie Moms Mabley

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Developing Real Writers (Fox, 1993)

• Good writers stealgive them good literature
  experiences to steal from
• Demonstrate writing for children

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Developing Real Writers (Fox, 1993)

• Provide real purposes for writing
• Find real audiences to read and appreciate
  childrens writing
• Find enough time to write