The readilearn Bullfrog’s Billabong suite of cross-curricular resources can be used as the foundation for planning a week’s reading instruction including lessons with the whole class and small groups and independent work. The activities cater for different ability levels in your early childhood classroom and can culminate in a performance to be presented to other members of the class, other classes in the school, or parents.
Begin by introducing the story as a covered cloze activity (a lesson ready for you to teach) presented to the whole class on the interactive whiteboard. Although all children are engaged in reading the same story, the activity allows them to participate at their own level. The teacher-led discussion can be tailored to student needs, allowing each to contribute according to what they already know and extending their understanding by discussing cues for reading and irregular as well as regular spelling patterns. Children learn from each other as they actively participate in the cooperative reading activity. Refer to Covered cloze — teaching effective reading strategies and Bullfrog’s Billabong — Cloze — How to use this resource for suggestions.
As with introducing all new reading material, it is important to engage children’s interest by making connections with what they already know about the topic and explaining what may be unfamiliar; for example, a billabong, and encouraging them to make predictions about what might happen in the story. As the story unfolds, children may adjust their predictions and thoughts about the story.
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I always enjoy reading your suggestions for teachers about enhancing the experience for students. Kids learn teamwork early, so that it becomes a part of what they do throughout life.
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Thank you for your kind words, Patricia. I do my best to enhance learning opportunities for children.
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What a great instruction you have here for the parents, Norah. It’s so important to go from known to unknown. Every previous step is a building block. A great post!
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Wise words, Miriam. Thank you.
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How do you recruit parents to read your post?
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That’s a very good question, Miriam. How, indeed.
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I think it has something to do with the tags and sometimes the titles. I remember doing google search of certain topics, it took me to some blogs.
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I wish I knew the secret. 🙂
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There must be a way to promote your post. 🙂
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I’m sure there is, Miriam. I just haven’t found it yet. 🙂
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Thanks for your support, Miriam. Much appreciated. I haven’t attempted to connect much with parents, other than a few homeschooling parents, as I consider my resources more suitable for school use. Maybe I need to rethink. Thank you.
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