Saturday, June 2, 2012

Entry 6: Learning v. Acquisition

The students:

L: Look up words in the dictionary to write definitions
A: Make a Venn diagram to compare two stories
L: Practice sounding out words
L: Read in round-robin fashion
L: Correct peers when they make a mistake during reading
L: Identify words on a big book page that start with the same sound
L: Group cards with classmates’ names by a criterion such as first or last letter
L&A: Write rhyming poetry and then discuss different spellings for the same sound L: Ask the teacher how to spell any word they don’t know
A: Read a language experience story they have created with the teacher
L & A: work in pairs to arrange words from a familiar chant into sentences
L: Divide words into syllables
L: On a worksheet, draw a line from each word to the picture that starts with the same sound
A: Make alphabet books on different topics

The teacher:
L: Pre-teaches vocabulary
A: Does a shared reading with a big book
L & A: Makes sure that students read only books that fit their level
L: Has students segment words into phonemes
L & A: Writes words the students dictate for a story and has students help with the spelling of difficult words
L: Asks students to look around the room and find words starting with a certain letter
L: Uses decodable texts
A: Sets aside time for SSR each day
L&A: Teaches Latin and Greek roots
A: Has students meet in literature circles
L: Conducts phonics drills
A: Chooses predictable texts
A: Teaches students different comprehension strategies
A: Does a picture walk of a new book

When I look at Learning versus Acquistions I think about the "learning" meaning "hands-on" while acquisition means more of acquiring over time.  

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