The document discusses student misconceptions about English idioms and proverbs. An exam question testing understanding of the idiom "take the plunge" showed that most students answered correctly, but some chose incorrect answers due to misinterpreting words in the idiom or question. To help students learn idioms and proverbs, teachers should frequently expose students to and discuss their meanings and origins. Sample exercises are provided to incorporate idioms and proverbs into class discussions and writing assignments.
This is a material intended to address the basic sight vocabulary deficit and how vocabulary is to be enhanced. Also in this material is the ways on how knowledge on sound-symbol correspondence will be corrected.
This is a material intended to address the basic sight vocabulary deficit and how vocabulary is to be enhanced. Also in this material is the ways on how knowledge on sound-symbol correspondence will be corrected.
Every child is unique….and can attain her full potential if her talent is discovered and properly nurtured..
... But do we have programmes to identify and nurture our BEST minds?
Identifying and nurturing thea best minds – can be rewarding and beneficial for society as a whole
The presentation talks about 'Duke TIP ASSET Talent Search'
‘Duke TIP ASSET India Talent Search’, seeks to identify the hidden and finest scholastic talents among students of Mathematics, Science and English subjects and provide them holistic educational guidance and opportunities to reach their true potential. The talent search will be conducted on November 30, 2014.
This presentation contains different reading techniques for beginning and struggling readers. This slides include ways on how to effectively teach reading among learners in response to the implementation of national learning camp. In doing so, it prevents future concerns in reading efficacy in lieu of providing quality reading efficacy. As such, there is a consistent delivery of instructions for pedagogical concerns may hamper the development of such life skills
Dialogic Reading
Emily Alers, Kaelin Berthold, Isabella Buscemi, Kiara Fernandez, Alexandra Godinez, Kariln Ladson, and
Amani Mohamed
What is Dialogic Reading?
Dialogic Reading allows the student to tell the story from the pictures in a book. They make predictions from the pictures before reading or interacting with the text.
They’re encouraged to ask questions and have conversations about the book based on their predictions. This leads to expanding a students vocabulary, analyzing different parts of the text, and deepening their understanding of the text.
By: Kaelin Berthold
Benefits of Dialogic Reading
Why is Dialogic Reading useful?
Well, it is a valuable tool for developing literacy skills. It models how good readers think and teaches learners to become better readers. It improves skills such as print awareness, oral language, and comprehension. Since it has dialogue around the text they are reading it allows students to explore the reading on a deeper level. This helps with a tremendous amount of literacy skills. By: Emily Alers
Benefits of Dialogic Reading
Interactive
For students of all ages
For students of all levels
Effective with both fiction and non-fiction texts
Student centred
Develops comprehension and understanding of what is being read.
Allows for children to grasp print awareness.
By: Emily Alers
Benefits for Parents While doing Dialogic Reading With Children
Dialogic reading doesn’t only benefit children, but it also benefits the parents. This benefits parents too because it gives them the satisfaction of knowing that their child isn’t reading just to read, but is actually grasping an understanding of what they are reading. Reading comprehension is so important for children. As the get older they will begin to take test or even just general work where they read a passage and have to answer questions. If parents start dialogic reading at a young age, it will prepare them for the upcoming years of their life. Dialogic reading also allows for a healthy, positive parent child interaction. This will allow them to speak up and express how they feel and learn where they are academically rather than just relying on the teacher for everything. By: Emily Alers
More Helpful Benefits...
Have an interest in books and motivation to listen to stories
Learn about the rules of reading and writing-like how words (print) flow from top to bottom and left to right. This is called print awareness
Learn to narrate a story (describe what is seen on the page)
Increase vocabulary and recognition of words
Have additional positive parent or adult child interactions
By: Emily Alers
Levels of Dialogic Reading
The structure is a guide that enables teachers to build up children's vocabularies and oral language skills. In levels 1 and 2, teachers pose questions and repeat and extend children's responses. The teacher does repeat readings with levels 1 and 2, particularly for c.
Dialogic Reading
Emily Alers, Kaelin Berthold, Isabella Buscemi, Kiara Fernandez, Alexandra Godinez, Kariln Ladson, and
Amani Mohamed
What is Dialogic Reading?
Dialogic Reading allows the student to tell the story from the pictures in a book. They make predictions from the pictures before reading or interacting with the text.
They’re encouraged to ask questions and have conversations about the book based on their predictions. This leads to expanding a students vocabulary, analyzing different parts of the text, and deepening their understanding of the text.
By: Kaelin Berthold
Benefits of Dialogic Reading
Why is Dialogic Reading useful?
Well, it is a valuable tool for developing literacy skills. It models how good readers think and teaches learners to become better readers. It improves skills such as print awareness, oral language, and comprehension. Since it has dialogue around the text they are reading it allows students to explore the reading on a deeper level. This helps with a tremendous amount of literacy skills. By: Emily Alers
Benefits of Dialogic Reading
Interactive
For students of all ages
For students of all levels
Effective with both fiction and non-fiction texts
Student centred
Develops comprehension and understanding of what is being read.
Allows for children to grasp print awareness.
By: Emily Alers
Benefits for Parents While doing Dialogic Reading With Children
Dialogic reading doesn’t only benefit children, but it also benefits the parents. This benefits parents too because it gives them the satisfaction of knowing that their child isn’t reading just to read, but is actually grasping an understanding of what they are reading. Reading comprehension is so important for children. As the get older they will begin to take test or even just general work where they read a passage and have to answer questions. If parents start dialogic reading at a young age, it will prepare them for the upcoming years of their life. Dialogic reading also allows for a healthy, positive parent child interaction. This will allow them to speak up and express how they feel and learn where they are academically rather than just relying on the teacher for everything. By: Emily Alers
More Helpful Benefits...
Have an interest in books and motivation to listen to stories
Learn about the rules of reading and writing-like how words (print) flow from top to bottom and left to right. This is called print awareness
Learn to narrate a story (describe what is seen on the page)
Increase vocabulary and recognition of words
Have additional positive parent or adult child interactions
By: Emily Alers
Levels of Dialogic Reading
The structure is a guide that enables teachers to build up children's vocabularies and oral language skills. In levels 1 and 2, teachers pose questions and repeat and extend children's responses. The teacher does repeat readings with levels 1 and 2, particularly for c ...
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative thinking, debate and purposeful action, which aims at promoting innovation and building the future of education through collaboration. Each year, the WISE Awards are held to recognize and promote successful innovative projects in the world that address global educational challenges. Here are the top 15 finalists for the WISE Awards 2017.
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With a PG from IIT Madras, Maulik Shah has over 7 years of experience in the educational sector. He has worked on the content development team of Mindspark and is currently a teacher at Riverside School, Ahmedabad.
The U.A.E passed a mandate that said the country needs to rank amongst the top 20 of PISA and top 15 in TIMSS by 2021. In 2012, U.A.E had ranked 44th. The Mindspark Team put together this presentation to show how learning with understanding, through Mindspark, is the best way for schools to prepare for PISA and TIMSS.
Educational Initiatives Pvt. Ltd. was established in 2001 by alumni of IITs and IIMs. The organisation envisions a future world where children everywhere are learning with understanding. Find out more about EI and how you can contribute!
Mindspark allows parents an amazing amount of visibility of their child's progress through periodic reports, graphs and emails. Buy your subscription of Mindspark today at www.mindspark.in!
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Mindspark is an adaptive e-learning software that is personalised to each student's needs. We believe that every child deserves to learn at their own pace and Mindspark's adaptive logic ensures that no child is left behind.
Sridhar Rajagopalan, MD of Educational Initiatives questions, how important it is for teachers to use educational technologies in the classroom.
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Welcome to the most joyful part of the year! It's time to do your bit and spread the joy! We bring you the Joy of Giving Week (JGW) starting 2nd October and lasting until October 8.
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The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
How to Split Bills in the Odoo 17 POS ModuleCeline George
Bills have a main role in point of sale procedure. It will help to track sales, handling payments and giving receipts to customers. Bill splitting also has an important role in POS. For example, If some friends come together for dinner and if they want to divide the bill then it is possible by POS bill splitting. This slide will show how to split bills in odoo 17 POS.
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
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Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
2. Do your Student Learn or Mug up ? Students of all ages seem to have a mind of their own when it comes to responding to any situation or performing any task. As teachers, most of us go back home thinking that our students have understood every concept that we teach them. It is only when we test them that we find that some concepts have not been understood as clearly as they should have been. It is this desire to understand student thinking that prompted us to examine ASSET questions of the past rounds, in English, examining the most common wrong answers to understand what could have made students select the options they did.
5. Why was the question asked? Idioms, and by extension, proverbs, are a way of putting across a thought or an idea succinctly. Some of the idioms and proverbs summarize complex ideas in a very interesting way. Most idioms have evolved over the years and have very interesting origins, often going back to the Bible. More than anything else, they lend flavor to the language. This question was asked to test the students’ understanding of an idiom which is very commonly found in everyday language and literature. What did students answer? Out of the 6,988 students who answered this question, the majority – 42% - got their answer right – option D, while 26% chose the most common wrong answer – option B. A lesser but significant group – 15% - chose option A, and 11% opted for C. Possible reason for choosing A: It is probably the second sentence in the stem which means that only if you try something will you get to know about it, that could have influenced some students to choose this option. They would have extended the reasoning to mean that if you take up something and do it, you are likely to reap the benefits of that activity. Possible reason for choosing B: This seems to be a clear case of being diverted by the similarity of the words in the question stem and the option. Since both have ‘try’ in them, students would have assumed that it’s a matter of trying something till you achieve it. Possible reason for choosing C: Students who chose this option probably associated the idiom ‘take the plunge’ with risk taking, which is a meaning commonly associated with it. They might have then extended the reasoning to mean the person taking the plunge is brave and thus arrived upon this option as the answer.
6. Learnings One of the difficulties with understanding idioms (and proverbs) is that they are more or less exclusive to a language and cannot be understood by the literal meaning of the words in them. Every language has such rich sayings which are used especially by the earlier generations. It is usually the lack of extensive reading in the language that deprives students of the experience of understanding the language. And when we learn a language other than our mother tongue, a conscious effort is needed to understand such expressions. Students also do not seem to be able to understand the essence of a situation from the given sentences, to associate the most suitable saying with it. Students who synthesize the given sentences and process the different ideas conveyed in them have been able to understand their overall meaning. And in this way, they have been able to connect it well with familiar sayings.
7. 4. How do we handle this? Give the students exposure to as many such expressions as possible. It would be a good idea to introduce one idiom or proverb every week, discuss the meaning with origins – the origins often make it interesting, discuss its usage, and then leave it on the black/white board for them to absorb it by seeing it every day. Consciously try to incorporate it in your conversations whenever suitable. Some sample exercises are given below: 1. Rewrite the sentence below using the proverb ‘A stitch in time saves nine’. My teacher told me that I should have not waited till the day before exams to clarify my doubts in Physics. Because of this I failed the exam. My asking her whenever I had doubts would have prevented my failure. 2. Find a proverb/idiom similar in meaning to the part of the sentence highlighted in the sentence below: When we found our teacher also at the cinema theatre, we kept away from her so that she wouldn’t discover our presence there. (give her a wide berth) 3. Give the meaning of the idiom used in the sentence below: My brother was always a bull in a china shop when we took him to any neighbour’s house. 4. Give students a list of proverbs, clarifying any difficult vocabulary and making sure the significance of each one is understood. Then divide the class into small groups, and ask each group to pick out proverbs they think are true or misleading, discuss what is wrong with them, and invent a version that seems to them preferable. At the end, come together and discuss each proverb and its new versions. It is quite interesting to compare parallel proverbs in the students’ native language, and discuss differences and similarities. Some of the proverbs that can be used are: Still waters run deep./Eavesdroppers hear no good of themselves./Actions speak louder than words. Etc, 5. Give the students the first part of a list of proverbs and ask them to complete it on their own in their own way and discuss in pairs, what they mean by their sayings. This would probably give rise to some hilarious results and enjoyment but would also help them to see that proverbs need to have some sense or overall value in their words. e.g. Complete the proverbs given below in your own way and then justify what you mean with your partner. Then with your partner’s help modify the proverb to depict some value in it. 1. Half a loaf ____________. 2. Rolling stones ____________. 3. Empty vessels _____________.