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Home/School Literacy Newsletter. Home-School Literacy Newsletter.

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This course examines literacy learning for children from birth through 5 years in the context of equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion. Students examine theoretical foundations of early literacy learning including: ways to develop oral and print literacy, family literacy practices, home languages, book genres, approaches to teaching and learning, and strategies for critical literacy. Concepts of multimodalities and multiple literacies are explored to broaden the notion of what is literacy in the 21st century.
ASSIGNMENT #4: Home/School Literacy Newsletter
The goal of assignment
ØDiscuss and apply an understanding of the theories, assumptions and principles in early literacy in planning and using a repertoire of strategies for children from birth to age eight.
Ø Describe the significance of inclusive practices and select curricular materials/resources from multiple sources that are representative of an inclusive approach to teaching and learning.
Ø Explain the significance of home-school connections in literacy acquisition.
Ø Design, implement and assess a language arts curriculum for early childhood using the How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years document and the Ontario Curriculum (JK-3)
Part 1: Newsletter:
You will design a 4-page newsletter describing your literacy program to parents/caregivers/guardians. This is a newsletter sent home at the beginning of the year (September) to make the home-school connection and to invite parents/caregivers/guardians to be partners in their child’s literacy learning. Use the readings to frame your discussion. Remember you want to keep the newsletter simple but professional in your design and writing. This is a chance for you be CREATIVE and to ARTICULATE your understanding of literacy learning for a particular grade level.
* **For this assignment, you have to use government document to support it. Please see the attachment. I chose the kindergarten age, so The Full Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program(FDK) have to be used as one of the sources. I also provide some class readings and textbook to support this assignment, do additional resource needed. The assignment is written from a kindergarten educators’ perspective. 4 pages for letter and 3 pages for explanation. • The newsletter MUST be in your own words. NO QUOTES or PARAPHRASING. For the explantion part, FDK must be used, goven reading and textbook can be used as additional resources.(do not use too much resources)
Points must be to consider:
• The newsletter must be designed with an audience that is culturally and linguistically diverse in mind
• • ALL areas of the language arts curriculum are to be discussed-- ORAL(to include listening and speaking), WRITING, READING and MEDIA
• There must be a connection to inclusive practice (to include children with disabilities, ELL, First Nations, Métis and Inuit students.)
• • Describe how will you invite them into your classroom community in this newsletter
• • The newsletter MUST be in your own words. NO QUOTES or PARAPHRASING.
• • When I read your newsletter, I should get a clear sense of the literacy program in your learning environment/ classroom and how you will engage student learning.
Part 2
Attached to your newsletter is a 3-page explanation, double-spaced, of the level/grade you have chosen, a description of the classroom community you have chosen in terms of cultural and linguistic diversity and special needs. You may include any other information you feel is relevant to explaining the philosophy of your newsletter.
Assessment Criteria:
Newsletter- 20% Content- 17 • Includes all strands of a language program (oral, writing, reading and media literacy) • Identifies age/grade level • Shows understanding of the Language document or the Language sections in The Kindergarten Program, through selecting and describing relevant information that articulates your language arts program to parents • It is in your own words • Personal voice is evident through articulating role as teacher • Evidence of thoroughness is seen in the manner in which the information is presented • Inclusive practice is evident in your literacy program • Demonstrates understanding of parent community this newsletter is designed for and how as teacher you will bring them into your classroom community.
Presentation-3 (Writing, Style, and Structure) • The newsletter is typed and well- organized and should include page numbers (these can be a smaller font) • Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct • Paragraphs connect • Fonts are not smaller than 12 pts. • Design of newsletter shows thought and care.
Write-up- 10%
Content (13), Writing, Style and Structure (2) • Clearly identifies age level/grade chosen and rationale • Describes the community the newsletter is being designed for • Articulates ideas clearly and reflects on process, and the importance of creating a newsletter at the beginning of the year, • Shows understanding of the Language document OR Language components of The Kindergarten Program document • 3 complete pages, double-spaced (not including title page and reference page) • Grammar, spelling, and punctuation are correct • Paragraphs connect • Required margins and font used for explanation (Times Roman 12pt.) • APA6th format for any citations and references.

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Home-School Literacy Newsletter
Student’s Name
Institution
Home-School Literacy Newsletter
Part 1: Newsletter
Welcome to kindergarten at Wingfield School. As we prepare for the beginning of the school year, I would like to invite you all to partner with me in fostering the literacy learning of kindergarteners. While kindergartners are in the school-going age, this transition from home to school can be a bit difficult and they will need all the support they can get from teachers and parents/ guardians. Each section of this newsletter describes the areas of a language program and how parents/guardians can be part of literacy learning and development of the children.
Oral Literacy
Oral literacy is an important part of the language program as it forms the basis of language literacy. Kids become exposed to language development and literacy at a very early age as they interact and listen to older children and adults at home. Thus, you play a significant role in your child’s language development and I would like you to be part of the process as much as possible. I also think it is important to emphasize the diverse nature of our school community and the need for fostering native languages within our school community. The following are activities that I would kindly request you to perform together with your children when they come home. Some of these activities will be part of your child’s homework, but others will be just activities that will guide you to help improve your child’s oral literacy while at home. In such cases, it will be indicated on the instructions whether the activities are homework, which should be returned to me, or just some guiding activities.
* Listen and respond to the child’s questions at any given time
* Go through the alphabet letters and their sounds with your child. This will also be done at school but doing it at home with your child will help improve their oral literacy.
* Frequently read aloud and encourage the child to discuss what they heard you read. Reading should not be limited to English/French materials. Use materials in your native language too so that the child learns vocabulary in their native language.
On my part, I will also continue to foster native language through several activities as follows:
* Invite community members to talk to children in their native language. As stated earlier, when children listen to older children and adults speak, they become more exposed to certain vocabulary and can, therefore, improve their oral language. These community members will represent the First Nation, Inuit, and Metis people.
* Encourage the child to share new vocabulary with the rest of the class. This will also include native vocabularies and their translated meaning. So, please make sure you support your child with the vocabularies.
Reading Literacy
Reading is an important part of language literacy. Through reading, children will be able to convey meaning. The use of written text will help enhance reading literacy. In this program, I will ensure that children have access to reading materials. I will read such materials out loud and encourage the children to repeat after me. The materials used will not be limited to the English...
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