I came across a research paper that claims to evaluate the effectiveness of various reading programs and interventions for pre-schoolers.
The researchers start with the claim that access to an effective preschool reading program is very important for learning to read well later in school. They claim, and most people tend to agree that preschoolers who develop strong language, phonics, and print awareness skills tend to become better readers once they start elementary school. They mention various teaching methods that can help preschoolers with reading difficulties improve their early literacy skills. However, they note the obvious - preschools have limited teaching time. So they advocate testing preschoolers' reading skills to focus teaching on what will help the most.
This paper talks about the pros and cons of different reading tests for preschoolers. None of the tests featured are normed outside of Analytic Language Processor populations - where help is needed the most. The paper fails to mention the Natural Language Acquisition paradigm, or even that there is variability in the human population and the way that we acquire language. It assumes the standard learner and moves on from there. It gets tiresome.
I’ve finished 3 of 7 chapters in my upcoming book, Holistic Language Instruction. I push back against this notion that there is a standard human, learning in a standard way. I can’t wait to share it with you.
Fit for purpose?
Fit for purpose?
Fit for purpose?
I came across a research paper that claims to evaluate the effectiveness of various reading programs and interventions for pre-schoolers.
The researchers start with the claim that access to an effective preschool reading program is very important for learning to read well later in school. They claim, and most people tend to agree that preschoolers who develop strong language, phonics, and print awareness skills tend to become better readers once they start elementary school. They mention various teaching methods that can help preschoolers with reading difficulties improve their early literacy skills. However, they note the obvious - preschools have limited teaching time. So they advocate testing preschoolers' reading skills to focus teaching on what will help the most.
This paper talks about the pros and cons of different reading tests for preschoolers. None of the tests featured are normed outside of Analytic Language Processor populations - where help is needed the most. The paper fails to mention the Natural Language Acquisition paradigm, or even that there is variability in the human population and the way that we acquire language. It assumes the standard learner and moves on from there. It gets tiresome.
I’ve finished 3 of 7 chapters in my upcoming book, Holistic Language Instruction. I push back against this notion that there is a standard human, learning in a standard way. I can’t wait to share it with you.