4. WHAT IS MEANINGFUL PLAY?
Schools that provide Montessori
education emphasize learning through
“meaningful play”. In the book from
play to practice connecting teacher
play to children’s learning
“meaningful play”.
5. ACCORDING TO MARICA L. NELL HAS DESCRIBED THE FOLLOWING FIVE
CHARACTERISTICS OF MEANINGFUL PLAY;
1. It enables the child to choose what he/she wants to do;
2. It feels enjoyable and fun-filled for the children
3. It allows the children to evolve naturally, rather than
providing a script to follow;
4. It is led by intrinsic motivation about what the child wishes
to do;
5. It provides a risk-free environment where children can
experiment and use new ideas
6. ADVANTAGES OF MEANINGFUL PLAY IN THE
CLASSROOM;
1. Effective communication
2. Social skills
3. Cognitive, critical thinking and motor skills
4. Confidence building
5. Creativity
7. Problem solving skills
8. Emotional literacy
8. WHAT IS USING LITERACY TO LEARN?
Literacy to learn are techniques that
teachers use to help students improve their
reading skills. They target different skills set
and areas of knowledge that involve reading,
such as vocabulary, spelling ability,
comprehension, critical analysis and language
articulation.
9. WHY LITERACY STRATEGIES ARE IMPORTANT?
Improves communication skills
Knowing how to approach a text can help
students retain more information and learn how to
articulate.
Provides support structures
Literacy strategies can help you support a
student’s social and emotional development as they
learn new skills.
10. WHY LITERACY STRATEGIES ARE IMPORTANT?
Develops writing capabilities
Most industries and fields value people who can write
effectively, and reading comprehension is an important
first step in learning this skill.
Addresses specific needs
as each student’s processes information in different
ways, using varied literary strategies in your teaching can
help you evaluate the reading progress of individual
students.
12. 1. Annotate the text
This strategy includes encouraging
students to provide their own
commentary on a text by highlighting
key sections, writing notes or circling
words to research.
13. 2. Work in teams
Help students have to work in
groups on class assignments to
encourage collaborative
discussion when reading and
analyzing a text.
14. 3. Read aloud
Consider dedicating a portion
of class time to reading a book
aloud. Listening to a text may help
some students improve their
active listening skills.
15. 4. Encourage students to choose their
own books
Consider allowing students to pick their
own book options for an assignment,
including all genres and reading levels. This
can help students motivate to develop their
daily reading habits outside of class.
16. 5. Conduct individual meeting with students
Consider meeting with individual student
regularly to discuss their reading development
and goals. During these meetings, try to
determine their core strengths and some areas
of improvement regarding reading so you can
determine what literacy strategies might best
help them succeed.
17. 6. Offer reading rewards
To encourage positive association
with reading, you can offer prizes or
rewards to an entire class for
accomplishing reading goals, such as
a completed project or a certain
number of books read in a time frame.
18. 7. Provide visual organizer
Visual organizer is a physical
representation of information
from a text, such as a chart drawn
on a poster or a graph made, that
can help students visualize the
main idea.
19. 8. Play classroom games
There are several classroom games
that improve literacy. For instances,
you can have students play that is
related to the topic to identify the
lessons and improve vocabulary
words.
20. 9. Draw or paint
Some students may prefer to
engage with a text by drawing instead
of writing. To supplement classroom
discussions and assess literacy skills in
a unique way, consider introducing
students to draw or paint.
21. 10. Use times reading sessions
Consider also assessing the reading
skills of individual students by timing them
speaking sections aloud. This strategy can
help some students become more familiar
with a text, including its vocabulary,
sentence structure and overall content.
22. JEREMIAH 29:11
“FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR
YOU DECLARES THE LORD, PLANS TO
PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU
PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A
GOOD FUTURE”
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING AND GOD
BLESS
