Language Arts and Reading
Language Arts Activities for the Primary Grades
Language Arts Activities for the Primary Grades is designed to provide the teacher in grades 2nd, & 3rd, and those with high-achieving first grade students, with activities that will help to ensure that all students are knowledgeable and proficient users of language. This course will give the teacher a resource to help students develop language skills while engaging them in activities that provide practice in spelling, alphabetizing, word usage, synonyms, antonyms, capitalization, punctuation, syllabication, and proofreading. The activities are grounded in what is known about language and how it is learned. The goal is to provide different experiences that are flexible, promote social interaction, and allow the student to demonstrate and apply knowledge of language structure and conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation). The activities will allow the teacher to become aware of and responsive to the needs of the students while they are implementing activities that encourage students to participate as knowledgeable, creative, and reflective members of a learning community.
Language Arts Activities for the Intermediate Grades
Teachers in grades 4 through 6 will find the activities in Language Arts Activities for the Intermediate Grades valuable in helping students become knowledgeable and proficient users of language. This course will give the teacher a resource to help students develop language skills while engaging them in activities that provide practice in spelling, alphabetizing, synonyms and antonyms, capitalization, punctuation, word usage, and proofreading. The activities focus on what is known about language and how it is learned. The goal is to provide different experiences that are flexible, promote social interaction, and allow the student to demonstrate and apply knowledge of language structure and conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation). The activities will allow the teacher to become aware of and responsive to the needs of the students while they are implementing activities that encourage students to participate as knowledgeable, creative, and reflective members of a learning community.
Developmental Reading Methods and Activities
Developmental Reading Methods and Activities is designed for kindergarten through third grade teachers. This course integrates theory and practice, using innovative teaching strategies. Teachers will engage their students in activities that promote reading skills and are easily adaptable to meet the various learning styles and needs often found in the classroom. This activity-based course provides the teacher with standards-focused instructional activities that range from phonemic awareness to fluency, all linked to children’s choices in literature. The activities develop visual discrimination, oral communication, letter recognition, letter sounds, vocabulary, and much more. In addition, the teacher will be provided with ways to determine if their students are able to recognize and decode words as well as check for comprehension through listening, speaking, recalling, and predicting. Many of the activities are “game-type” in nature with the goal being that the students develop a zest for learning and the efficiency for remembering what was learned is enhanced. Teachers will be presented with ideas for integrating the activities and concepts into other curricular areas and suggestions are offered for involving the parents of primary students and those whose first language is not English in the educational process of their children.