Bev This makes sense developmentally for sure...as an early childhood teacher I do use a lot of movement and hands on learning. I wonder why phonics instruction as a method of teaching reading works for many kids at that age when it is a very analytic way of teaching reading...phonics is not usually thought of as a global or constructivist method. My own experiences at this age is that I need to teach globally and analytically to really get all the kids to learn a concept or a skill. I wonder how this all fits in... Jennifer In a message dated 9/28/2007 4:15:02 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, I probably shouldn't have mentioned it since I don't even remember where I read it. It's probably been 8 or so years ago, and I think it was possibly in a Kappan article, although I'm very fuzzy. I think she was including the work of Kenneth and Rita Dunn as well as her own when she wrote it. (But, gosh, I should have known that several years later, I'd need to know what it was and where it went!) I'm not going to have much time to track it down, but here's what I remember her writing, basically: Even though children at about 8 years and older exhibit learning styles varied between friends(requiring their teachers to match instruction to those styles in order to minimize damage which can cause a child to look learning disabled even when he/she isn't) that isn't the same issue in K-2 classrooms. As I remember it, she said that she recommended her proposed practices in the K-2 classrooms because virtually all students at that age, were tactile/kinesthetic and global learners. All children at those grade levels would profit from active learning, experiential programs, and a constructivist approach. Techniques helpful for all students at that age would be hands-on, involve active learning, and have movement and choice in their programs. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
