Numeracy Reading
Purpose:
In the workshop we had a discussion about how literacy and numeracy are interconnected so i was very curious and read this article.
Main Argument
The article "Early Literacy and Early Numeracy: The Value of
Including Early Literacy Skills in the Prediction of Numeracy
Development" by Purpura et al (2011) suggests that their is a strong relationship between literacy and numeracy and that this special relation ship between two can help to discover how early mathematical skills develop and also helps to identify the barriers to successful acquisition of these skills.It also states that several theories propose a relation between phonological awareness and mathematics skills and that development of each aspect of early mathematics skills is likely to be
affected by different early literacy skills, it is important to identify
which numeracy skills have vocabulary components, print components, or
both.The unique relations identified in this study provides an important
foundational information for understanding the interactional development
of early academic skills.
Implication For Practice:
The reading suggests that children who are not good in literacy can have difficulty in numeracy too, i think this reading is very important and gives an insight into the unique relationship between literacy and numeracy and as a teacher this understanding can help us to teach more effectively and help us in building on their knowledge.This information can be used to guide educators in their selection of
appropriate interventions for struggling children so as best to
remedy specific mathematics problems.
Literacy Reading
Purpose:
I chose this article because it suggests that routines are very important for learning as this reading focuses on strategies for motivating young children as they slowly develop and it also provides groundwork for reading, writing, viewing and speaking.
Main Argument:
The reading by LAWHON. and COBB (2002) called "Routines That Build Emergent Literacy Skills in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers"states that a literacy routine consists of regular use of variety of techniques to enhance children's abilities to listen, to observe,to imitate in order to develop their language,reading and writing skills.It also states that routines helps children in building their emergent literacy skills and that a teacher, parents and care givers can work together to build the literacy skills of the children and this article also describes about different strategies to build these skills, which include reading, songs, graphic forms,using different vocabulary words,conversation, art activities. A literacy routine is a regular use of various routines to engage children to listen, to observe and to imitate in order to develop their language.
Implication For Practice:
I liked this reading as it states that routine provides positive and stimulating environment for children to develop their language and literacy activities, which positively affect their learning and as a teacher i strongly believe that we can use routines to build on and develop children's learning and understanding and it also lists many routines which can be helpful to us while teaching young children.
References:
1: LAWHON, T. and COBB, J.B., 2002. Routines That Build Emergent Literacy Skills in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. Early Childhood Education Journal, 30(2), pp. 113-118.
2: PURPURA, D.J., HUME, L.E., SIMS, D.M. and LONIGAN, C.J., 2011. Early Literacy and Early Numeracy: The Value of Including Early Literacy Skills in the Prediction of Numeracy Development. Journal of experimental child psychology, 110(4), pp. 647-658.
The Purpura et al (2011) article sounds fascinating - the links between numeracy and literacy make sense when we think about how infants are first introduced to maths concepts through oral accounts and interactions in stories, everyday experiences, etc. And given how busy children's services settings can get, I can see how have literacy routines would help to ensure a more regular focus on such learning experiences. But what was it about these articles which appealed to your learning/interest in the module/topic, and what implications do you foresee for your own practice?
ReplyDeleteThe article about link between literacy and numeracy was very helpful in making me understand the connection between literacy and numeracy and as a teacher we can use this connection and build on children's learning and development, the other article on routines was also very helpful as it gave me an insight into how we can use routines to create structure in the learning environment as routines provide certain habits like reading, listening to be developed in children, i think i like structured learning environment rather than the open ended one.
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