Playing with Language - Improving Elementary Reading Through Metalinguistic Awareness

"The cognitive skill set known as metalinguistic awareness is an important component of reading ability. This guide for educators (K-6) scales activities and teaching strategies to students' age, linguistic background, and individual strengths and challenges. It offers suggestions for introducing metalinguistic concepts like phonological, semantic, and syntactic awareness with fun activities like games, songs, rhymes, and riddles"--

Info autore

Marcy Zipke is a professor in the Elementary and Special Education Department at Providence College. She has served as department chair and faculty senate representative and is currently coeditor-in-chief of the Journal of Research in Childhood Education.

Riassunto

All students can benefit from a deeper understanding of how our language works. Playing With Language shows elementary school educators (K-6) how to think about, talk about, and manipulate language out of context. This cognitive skill set, known as metalinguistic awareness, is an important component of reading ability.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marcy Zipke
• Editore: Teachers College Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780807765043
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-6504-3
• Pagine: 144
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 226 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 200 g
• Serie: Language and Literacy; Language and Literacy Series
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia scolastica, didattica, metodica