Theliteracybug.com Website Review

engage in literacy in its array of forms and possibilities. We want them to develop the skills to inform (and be informed), entertain (and be entertained), persuade (and be persuaded) as well as to ponder, explore, and speculate. This engagement ranges from the mundane tasks of everyday life to flights of the imagination to the gravitas of declarations and beyond. progressive development of capabilities where the child (or learner) is supported by others through an array of activities, experiences, strategies and knowledge. There are moments for hard work. There are moments for inspiration. There are moments for creativity and exploration. And there are moment for insatiable curiosity. In this spirit, we emphasise this through the notion of > effective user of cognitive strategies and is a participant in > social interactions.” (Rueda et al., 2001, p. 2) obvious, there remains an underlying nod to the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 - 1951) Wittgenstein marvels at how our language and our literacy are tools which enable people to share experiences and thoughts through a he takes ample opportunities to put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard to explore, speculate, report, imagine or just express in This section presents a developmental perspective of literacy learning. It highlights the movement from code breaking to meaning The balanced teaching section provides practical guidance to help you foster the range of skills and experiences necessary for robust The teaching pages present discussions that bridge cognitive and socio-cultural perspectives of literacy learning. Planning and as*essment practices are essential ingredients of challenging, comprehensive, intentional teaching. The most effective learning environments are those which encourage practical routines that build skills over time. The suggested readings pages present references related to the various dimensions of literacy teaching and learning. We have compiled a list of external links that we recommend, because we find them reliable, useful, and engaging.