Practicum Unit 4 See attached files for part one as well as instructions and rubric for part 2
Learning Experience Plan (LEP)
Part 1 LEP
i. Title of the Lesson: Phonics | iii. Children’s Age Group: 4-5 years |
ii. Number of Children in the Group: Five | iv. Length of Lesson: 45 Minutes |
1. Early Learning Standards
Early Learning Standard #1:
Domain: Creative Arts
Strand: Early childhood learning experiences will help children create colourful charts relating to the topic of the lesson.
Learning Progression: Graphic arts
Indicator: L.24.3 Utilized different materials to present the ideas of the lesson through graphic art.
Early Learning Standard #2:
Domain: Language and Literacy
Strand: Early childhood learning experiences will help children pronounce words and letters appropriately.
Learning Progression: Pronunciation
Indicator: L.35.6 Pronounce complex words through the mastering of pronouncing phonics.
Early Learning Standard #3:
Domain: Cognition
Strand: Early childhood learning experiences will help children learn better and enhance their cognitive skills.
Learning Progression: Reading
Indicator: C.34.6 Employ connections of reading and pronunciation to develop their cognitive skills.
2. Three Key Objectives
The children will read the stories loudly and learn about phonics.
The children will practise pronouncing these phonics.
The children will create colourful charts in Alphabet.
3. Materials Needed
Alpha tales Box Set
Plain charts
Pencils
Colouring Pencils
Water Colors
Glue
Glitter
4. Vocabulary
Phonics
Fluent
Alphabet
Pronunciation
Articulate
Part 2 LEP
5. Six Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Questions
Level 1. Understanding
What is unique in the 26 books in the Alpha tales box set?
Why do you think the author used words starting with the same letter in the 26 different stories?
Level 2. Remembering
The alpha tales box set consists of 26 stories for every letter of the Alphabet. What is the story under the letter L?
Who are the main characters of the story?
Level 3. Applying
How would you use phonics in constructing and pronouncing words?
Level 4. Analyzing
Why is it important to learn phonics?
Level 5. Evaluating
Do you think the book set helped you learn about phonics?
Level 6. Creating
If you were going to write a story about a Wailing Whale, what letters would you use?
6. Instructional Procedures
Introduction and Story Telling
Ask the children to recite the Alphabet from the beginning to the end. Ask questions about what they know about phonics.
Hold the book set up for the children to see. Explain to them why the Alpha tales box set consists of 26 stories and ask them what they notice about each story.
Read each story and emphasize the vocabulary.
Ask the above six HOTS questions during the lesson.
7. Home-school Connection
Ask each parent to purchase the Alpha tales box set for their children. Besides, encourage their parents to read these stories to their children and help them with pronouncing phonics. Lastly, ask their parents to help the children make colourful charts on the letters of the Alphabet and charts indicating five words that start with the letter of each story’s title.
8. Modification
To modify the lesson for one child with childhood-onset fluency disorder (stammering), I will do the following:
Offer one on one help.
Give the child time to complete the pronunciation of words.
Inform other children about the child’s disorder and ask them to create a friendly and comfortable environment to help them gain confidence in articulating words.
Pair the child with another child who will help them pronounce these phonics.
9. Assessment
Assessment Chart for Alpha tales box set
Child’s Name | Read the stories loudly and fluently | Practiced pronouncing phonics | Created colourful charts on Alphabets | Notes |
Michelle | Assisted a groupmate with pronouncing words and letters. | |||
Eric | Not Observed | He was shy when his time to pronounce the letters came because he stammered. | ||
Tanya | Created the most colourful charts. | |||
Gregory | Used the vocabulary word fluent in answering why the lesson was important. | |||
Cliff | Kept complaining that he had a headache. |