EDU410 Handouts Set 2 by VUBuddy

Teaching of Literacy Skills (EDU410)

Table of Contents:

Lecture 01 Teaching of Literacy Skills (Topics 1 to 6) 2-6

Lecture 02 Levels of Language (Topics 7 to 12) 7-10

Lecture 03 Certain Terms (Topics 13 to 18) 11-13

Lecture 04 Stages of Language Development (Topics 19 to 24) 14-17

Lecture 05 Some Guidelines (Topics 25 to 30) 18-21

Lecture 06 What Should Literacy Do? (Topics 31to 36) 22-24

Lecture 07 Literacy Classroom (Topics 37 to 42) 25-28

Lecture 08 Teaching Alphabets (Topics 43 to 47) 29-32

Lecture 09 Activities with Alphabets (Topics48 to 53) 33-35

Lecture 10 Alphabetic Principle (Topics 54 to 57) 36-38

Lecture 11 Lowercase Letters (Topics 58 to 61) 39-41

Lecture 12 Introducing Sounds (Topics 62 to 65) 42-43

Lecture 13 Some Terms (Topics 66 to 69) 44-46

Lecture 14 Consonant Sounds (Topics 70 to 72) 47-48

Lecture 15 Different Consonant Sounds (Topics 73 to 78) 49-50

Lecture 16 Points of Articulation (Topics 79 to 82) 51-54

Lecture 17 Teaching Consonant Sounds (Topics 83 to 86) 55-60

Lecture 18 Consonant Sounds at Higher Levels (Topics 87 to 91) 61-64

Lecture 19 Vowel Sounds (Topics 92 to 94) 65-67

Lecture 20 Short Vowels (Topics 95 to 98) 68-70

Lecture 21 Long Vowels (Topics 100 to 103) 71-72

Lecture 22 Diphthongs (Topics 104 to 108) 73-74

Lecture 23 Triphthongs (Topics 109 to 112) 75-76

Lecture 24 Teaching Vowels (Topics 113 to 116) 77-81

Lecture 25 Teaching Vocabulary (Topics 117 to 119) 82-83

Lecture 26 Stages in Teaching Vocabulary (Topics 120 to 123) 84-86

Lecture 27 Idioms and Collections (Topics 124 to 128) 86-90

Lecture 28 Teaching Spellings (Topics 129 to 131) 91-92

Lecture 29 Teaching Spellings (Topics 132 to 136) 93-96

Lecture 30 Teaching Grammar (Topics 137 to 140) 97-98

Lecture 31 Teaching Parts of Speech (Topics 141 to 144) 99-100

Lecture 32 Teaching Tenses (Topics 145 to 147) 101-105

Lecture 33 Teaching Tenses (Topics 148 to 150) 106-109

Lecture 34 About Grammar (Topics 151 to 155) 110-113

Lecture 35 More About Grammar (Topics 156 to 161) 114-118

Lecture 36 About Grammar (Topics 162 to 166) 119-123

Lecture 37 Listening (Topics 167 to 170) 124-126

Lecture 38 More About Listening (Topics 171 to 174) 127-129

Lecture 39 Speaking (Topics 175 to 178) 130-132

Lecture 40 More About Speaking (Topics 179 to 182) 133-137

Lecture 41 Reading (Topics 183 to 185) 138-139

Lecture 42 More About Reading (Topics 186 to 188) 140-145

Lecture 43 Writing (Topics 189 to 192) 146-149

Lecture 44 Writing Process (Topics 193 to 196) 150-153

Lecture 45 Approaches and Methodologies (Topics 197 to 202) 154-161

TEACHING OF LITERACY SKILLS

Topic - 001: Concept of Literacy

What is literacy?

The term literacy refers:

1. often mainly to reading,
2. sometimes to reading and writing,
3. more rarely, to reading, writing, speaking and listening

The activities of reading, writing, speaking and listening in a learning environment are included in

literacy. For example, when you are making notes you are listening and witting, similarly, when you

are discussing your topic with each other and asking questions while making notes you are listening,

speaking and writing as well, if we combine all of these are related to literacy.

The National Literacy Trust defines: “We believe literacy is the ability to read, write, speak and listen

well. A literate person is able to communicate effectively with others and to understand written

information.”

As such, these skills are essential components of literacy, and the active ability to combine these

skills is known as developing or engaging in literacy skills.

These skills are critical in communication.

In today’s world, media and technology are essential components of communication. For example,

when you use your laptop to obtain information from some website; you are using the literacy skills.

Topic - 002: What is Meant by Literacy Skills?

We use the term of Literacy Skills in many contexts: for instance, while reading, while writing, while

speaking, etc. We also talk about literacy rate of a country, and compare it with that of the other. So,

what do we mean by this term? What are the skills related to “Literacy”? Let us try to define it in more

detail. Literacy skills are those which help in:

• developing literacy, and
• improving literacy

Each skill contains several sub-skills. For instance: reading.

When you are reading a text on the page of a book in front of you

• you pass though unfamiliar words, and search for their meanings to understand the individual

words contained in the text

• you connect the words to understand the meaning of the text as a complete set
• these activities help you read and understand the text of the book
• these sub-skills are involved in the “reading” skill

As such the “Reading” skill includes a number of sub-skills, which collectively help in developing

“Literacy,” Same is the case with the other skills.

Using literacy skills, students gain knowledge though reading as well as using media and technology.

These skills also help students create knowledge through writing as well as developing media and

technology.

All skills that are needed for reading or writing are included in literacy skills. They include even such

things as awareness of the sound of language, awareness of print, and relationship between letters and

sounds, either they are at micro level skill or macro level skills.

Topic 3: Different Types of Literacy Skills

There are different types of literacy skills: e.g.:

• Reading: even if you read a sentence, it is literacy skill because you had that level of literacy

which enabled you to read the sentence. Reading a book, newspaper or thesis etc. is all included

in literacy skills.

• Many sub-skills are involved in the reading skill, like reading the words, understanding the

words, connecting the words, connecting the meaning of those words, and then collectively

understand the message.

• However, there could be different levels as reading a children story book would require

different level of literacy than reading a book of philosophy. There could also be different

versions of the same text available for adult reading and for children reading requiring different

levels of reading skills.

• Different levels of skills are also involved in writing a sentence and writing a book.
• Listening requires familiarity with the sounds; because while listening you pick up different

sounds, understand them, and connect these sounds with the message for overall

understanding. These are all included in literacy skills.

• Words are also essential part of literacy skills.

o Literacy is the ability to read and write, but also includes skills like critical thinking, listening, speaking,

viewing and presenting.

o Numeracy is being at home with numbers, and knowing the smartest way to solve mathematical problems.

(Literacy and numeracy are globally ranked in the top three skills that employers look for in an employee).

Topic 4: Learning Literacy Skills

Literacy skills help students gain knowledge through reading as well as using media and

technology. These skills also help students create knowledge through writing as well as

developing media and technology, e.g. using keyboard, downloading files, open a website and to

save a file. If you’re typing something on computer here writing comes. when we learn a single

thing automatically it gets involve with other so how we lean more skills.