Lesson 3 Multiliteracies

8/14/2019 Lesson 3 Multiliteracies

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Lesson 3:

- multiliteracies

- Sources of literacy development

prepared by Kinsley Ng Sen Fa, Segi College Penang, Program DECE


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Multiliteracies

The term multiliteracies in fact covers what has

also been regarded as electronic literacy, digital

literacy, visual literacy, and print-based literacy

Now, more than ever the lives of

young children are saturated with

multimedia

Globalization, increasing diversity of language,

culture, multimedia and information technologies

calls for new teaching techniques


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Many texts carry

their message

through acombination of print

and images. Many

children begin school

with a familiarity with

icons and screens

although reading,

writing, listening

and speaking are

paramount, todaysstudents must be

able to do more.

The traditional

literacy skills are at

the heart of theseliteracies.

Traditional and new

must be integrated.


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Elements of

teaching practiceto address the

new challenges

Situated

practice

Overt

instruction

Transformed

practice

Critical

framing


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Situatedpractice

Value the various knowledge,interests and experiences that

students bring to school and

immerse them in real experiences

that make sense. Students might

examine, for example, excerpts

from a popular movie or song.

learning stories

compiled by the

teacher


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OvertInstruction

Teach explicitly to help learnersunderstand the patterns in different

ways of communicating and making

meaning. Through discussion, the

teacher and students might discuss

themes, the kind of movie or song it is

electronic books in various software

programs supported the development of

childrens readings


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Transformed

practice

Provide opportunities for learners toapply new understandings in

authentic contexts. Students might

make their own video clip with a

particular purpose and audience in

mind

Designing textsProducing new texts

Using skills and

knowledge in new way


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Criticalframing

Give understanding to the purposes

behind a particular piece of

communication What is it? Who is it

for? Why?


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The multimedia software supportedthe creation of animations,

movies, slideshows and

explorations of digital still

photography and video.

Children in early childhood have

always been using construction,

drawing or illustrations, movement

and sound to represent meaning.


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Sources of literacy learning


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Making friends

Toddlers engage

in parallel pay and

hardly talk to a

neighboring peer

At age 2, words

help children to

attract others

attentionMixed age group

setting facilitate

language learning

From parents

Strengthen the

childs intrinsic

motivation to learn

Make interesting

association to

enhance

childrens

imaginationParents view reading as

pleasurable are contagious to

childrens perception of their

reading experiences

Introducing

books totoddlers

Sources of

budding literacy

Pointing and

naming is an

enjoyable

experience

- Sturdy pages

easily turned

helps toddlers

- Brief story line

with few words oneach page

Establish a

special reading

time and provide

expectable

experience for

children e.g. sit

on laps, cuddlewith a blanket and

ask adults

Toys and plays

Musical toys, dolls

and stuffed

animals that make

noise or talk

Alphabet toys:

magnetic letters,

alphabet maps

Songs related to

alphabet

Scribble

opportunities

promotes writing /

drawing


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ECE center experiences

Musical

activities

- Listening

activities

- Catchy words

and rhymes

Documents

Lesson 3 Multiliteracies