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Discussion: Effect of oral language on decoding
Discussion: Effect of oral language on decodingDiscussion: Effect of oral language on
decodingOral language forms the foundation of reading comprehension and affects our
understanding of the symbol systems that are used for reading and writing. Teachers have
opportunities to promote reading and writing through various activities that involve oral
language such as group activities that engage students in conversations about what they
read and write. Review the following case study to inform the assignment
below:Student:Raymond Age: 6.1Grade: KRaymond is having difficulty mastering basic
reading skills and his teacher is concerned. Most of the students are able to rhyme CVC
(consonant-vowel-consonant) words. However, Raymond is having difficulty identifying
rhyming words. He can match all upper and lower case letters and can identify all upper
case letters. Raymond has trouble with lower case letters, he mixes up /b/ and /d/, /g/ and
/j/, /m/ and /n/, and /p/ and /q/.His teacher is also concerned about Raymond’s
comprehension skills. He enjoys listening to stories and is able to identify the characters
and setting of the story. He is able to identify what happened at the beginning and at the end
of the story, but has difficulty sequencing the middle of a story.His teacher has spoken with
his parents about the possible need for additional and his parents have agreed to help at
home with any activity the teacher sends home. The following are goals for Raymond to
achieve:Given a list of CVC words, Raymond will match the rhyming words. Given a CVC
word, Raymond will produce rhyming words. Identify lower case letters. After listening to a
story, Raymond will identify the main ideas. After listening to a story, Raymond will
sequence three or four events.In a 500-750 word essay, describe the effect of oral language
on decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression. In addition, describe
communicative strategies that teachers can use to improve Raymond’s reading and written
expression skills. Your essay should include:1- A discussion with examples about how oral
language affects decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression.2- Describe at
least two communicative strategies that can be used to develop Raymond’s reading skills.
Explain how these strategies improve decoding and comprehension.3- Describe at least two
communicative strategies that can be used to develop Raymond’s written expression skills.
Explain how these strategies improve the quality of writing samples.4- At least two
examples of assistive technology that could be used to the development of Raymond’s
reading and writing skills.5- Include at least three scholarly sources to your essay.6-
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, An
abstract is not required.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou
must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and
grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect
your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical
mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before
handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend
proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to
uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface.
Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to
read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to
compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-
spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between
letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are
unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.The paper must be neatly
formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each
page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If
it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.

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Effect of oral language on decoding.docx

  • 1. Discussion: Effect of oral language on decoding Discussion: Effect of oral language on decodingDiscussion: Effect of oral language on decodingOral language forms the foundation of reading comprehension and affects our understanding of the symbol systems that are used for reading and writing. Teachers have opportunities to promote reading and writing through various activities that involve oral language such as group activities that engage students in conversations about what they read and write. Review the following case study to inform the assignment below:Student:Raymond Age: 6.1Grade: KRaymond is having difficulty mastering basic reading skills and his teacher is concerned. Most of the students are able to rhyme CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. However, Raymond is having difficulty identifying rhyming words. He can match all upper and lower case letters and can identify all upper case letters. Raymond has trouble with lower case letters, he mixes up /b/ and /d/, /g/ and /j/, /m/ and /n/, and /p/ and /q/.His teacher is also concerned about Raymond’s comprehension skills. He enjoys listening to stories and is able to identify the characters and setting of the story. He is able to identify what happened at the beginning and at the end of the story, but has difficulty sequencing the middle of a story.His teacher has spoken with his parents about the possible need for additional and his parents have agreed to help at home with any activity the teacher sends home. The following are goals for Raymond to achieve:Given a list of CVC words, Raymond will match the rhyming words. Given a CVC word, Raymond will produce rhyming words. Identify lower case letters. After listening to a story, Raymond will identify the main ideas. After listening to a story, Raymond will sequence three or four events.In a 500-750 word essay, describe the effect of oral language on decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression. In addition, describe communicative strategies that teachers can use to improve Raymond’s reading and written expression skills. Your essay should include:1- A discussion with examples about how oral language affects decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression.2- Describe at least two communicative strategies that can be used to develop Raymond’s reading skills. Explain how these strategies improve decoding and comprehension.3- Describe at least two communicative strategies that can be used to develop Raymond’s written expression skills. Explain how these strategies improve the quality of writing samples.4- At least two examples of assistive technology that could be used to the development of Raymond’s reading and writing skills.5- Include at least three scholarly sources to your essay.6- Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, An abstract is not required.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou
  • 2. must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple- spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.