This center encourages 5 concepts about drawing and writing: 1. Drawing and writing are pleasurable 2. ... Writing and drawing involve familiar roles and language (writing and drawing are encouraged to engage other children in play) 4. ... Technology Center - computers are essential for children to work on basic literacy skills such as letter identification, sound blending and phonemic awareness. ... They are also able to apply concept of a story by retelling of the story. ...

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The basic nature of learning is linking new information to prior knowledge about the text. ... She laid the foundation for the techniques in detecting early reading and writing problems of children. ... Students are measured by letter identification, word test, concepts of print, writing vocabulary, hearing sounds in words and text reading level. ... During the lesson, the student is continually involved in holistic reading and writing. ... Clay urged that phonic instruction is unnecessary once the student acquires the ability to translate letters and letter patterns into phonological form...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The understanding of the idea, moral, concept and theme of a book. ... It is the ability of students to understand the content read by recognizing the main ideas and concepts in the text. ... Good readers: Are active and have clear goals Preview text before reading, make predictions and read selectively to meet their goals Construct, revise and question the meanings they are making as they read Try to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words and concepts Draw from, compare and integrate their prior knowledge with what they are reading Monitor their understanding and make adjust...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate