Teaching Beginning Readers: A Continuum of Learning for Children Birth to 8

Report on teaching beginning
readers that includes a
continuum of learning for
children birth to 8 the role of
oral language assessment
strategies and pedagogies
including strategies for
students with English as an
additional language or dialect

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
Definition of reading that includes the key understandings, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and
values...........................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Development of reading from birth to early years of school.......................................................3
Diversity of children families and communities..........................................................................4
Range of assessment strategies to observe reading development................................................6
Role of the educator in supporting children’s reading development...........................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Definition of reading that includes the key understandings, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and
values
Reading is the complex cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning. It is a
form of language processing. Success in this process is measured as reading comprehension.
Reading can be defined as that process that includes having an idea of the words and converting
them into meaningful symbols. In order to improve one’s reading it is very necessary that they
have full idea and knowledge about the words which they are using while forming sentences.
Reading entails skills that reader have positive attitude while involving in reading something
(Salter, (2017). Thus, it will assist them in properly understanding the text. They must also have
a purpose and objective so that reader can focus upon the acute information given in text and it
will also increase their ability to understand the text.
For a child Reading is also a process of thinking. Readers needs to have prior knowledge
about the text so that they are better able to understand what they are reading. Children success
of reading is based on making sure about using strategies like arranging themes to organize the
patterns and ideas (Huang, (2019). Textual clues can be used so that they can find out meanings
of all the new words. Each component of reading is equally important. It has been analyzed that
various skills are been required during the process of reading in order to have proper
understanding of words in fluid manner. Thus, reading is a very detailed process that involves
comprehension, recognition of words, engagement and fluency. It will provide the practical
opportunities for application.
MAIN BODY
Development of reading from birth to early years of school
The early years of learning is based on five principles in this parents needs to be secure and
respectful towards their child. Teachers also need to have high expectations and provide respect
to diversity.
Babies and Toddlers: The first tip for sharing books with babies and toddlers is to make
sure to have fun together. Parents needs to ensure that children are enjoying themselves when
they are learning. Parents can let their child decide about the time he or she will be spend
reading. A little time will be okay. Reading can also be a great way for father, siblings,

grandparents in making bond with them. Research has shown that babies who are involved in
reading from a very young age develop improves language skills Bell & et.al., (2019).
. Parents can also make use of pictures and they can support babies and toddlers in trying to
read in the pictures from the book. When the child is old enough parents can ask babies to read
pictures to them. They can also ask babies after some time about what they have learnt through
pictures.
This strategy can be successfully explained through cognitive theory of learning. It implies
that the different process concerning learning can be explained by analysing the mental processes
first. This theory can help parents in understanding the feels emotions of babies and toddlers.
Pre-schoolers and Early stage 1: There are various reading activities which can be
conducted by parents and teachers of Pre-Schoolers. Like for example they can make pre-
schoolers recite nursery rhymes which are a great means to increase literacy. This can help
children in making use of words properly. One of the most important activity is make pre-
schoolers read every night before going to bed. Parents can also ask pre-schoolers to prepare a
shopping list this will improvise their writing as well as comprehension abilities. Puppets is also
a fun reading activity that can be used for pre-schoolers. This activity can assist pre-schoolers in
bringing command on oral language(Cho & Krashen, (2019)..
All these strategies can be explained with the social learning theory. In this parents can ask
children to observe things and learn from them. This will assist pre-schoolers in understanding
the meaning of phrases that has been used by them. It can help parents in making better
relationship with their children.
Stage 1: It typically includes the children of ages six, seven and eight. Now they have begun
to study in 2nd grade. In this stage children needs to develop their basic understanding of written
words and spoken words. Teachers and parents can involve in asking children questions about
what they have learnt in reading sessions and classes. They can also make them understand about
the letter sound relationships (phonic). Parents can ask them to read out basic and regular words.
They can develop reading skill by making use of instructions related to reading and can also
engaged in listening to other while they read (Lu, Yang & Yue, (2019, May)..
All these strategies can be explained behaviourism theory. In this the learning can be
developed in students according to their attitude and behaviour towards process of learning.