Low intervention, mediating, and explicit teaching: Which of these would be classified as the more “conversational”? Which as more “teacher-centred” And which as more “student-centred”?
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Card 7
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The functional model of language promotes a teaching-learning cycle, which integrates these three different ways/strategies of talking with children. Explain how it does this.
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it is very important to understand the relationship between sounds and letters in order to assist learners at the early stages of literacy development”. Why is that especially the case in English?
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What is the difference between a phoneme and a syllable? Give us an example ;)
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Does anyone know if the English Learning Area of the Australian Curriculum has a strand or sub-strand dedicated to sound?
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Australia is a mono-lingual society. Discuss...
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If you wanted to illustrate the diversity of English to a colleague, which ‘authentic’ example from Week 10 resonated best with you? Or do you have one of your own?
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What is your position on the World English debate in the classroom? Should we engage more with diverse Englishes, or should we exclusively work with Standard Australian English?
