Language Development and Components of Reading
The foundation of literacy skills is language development. In this module, you will explore language development through the four major theories of language development, how family plays a role in language development, the connection between language development and reading, and the two major early literacy organizations and their components of reading.
Module One Objectives
After completing this module you will be able to:
- Explain some of the common theories of language development and relate specific examples from your experiences to those theories
- Articulate the role of the family in language development and its connections to reading
- Explain the components of reading as stated by the National Reading Panel and the International Reading Association
- Describe how you can determine the readability of text
- Explain how students can easily determine if a book that they have chosen is appropriate to their reading level
Activity Checklist
Module 1: Learning Activity Checklist (pdf).
To track your progress print this checklist and mark assignments as you complete them.
About VoiceThreads
This is an example of the VoiceThread videos that will be used throughout this course.
This course contains short videos of children reading a variety of materials and at differing ability levels. These videos are known as VoiceThreads. As part of the course you will be asked to comment on the children reading. You may do this by clicking on the comment tab and then either recording your voice through your computer’s microphone or typing in your message.
You can access additional voice threads and sign up for your own account at voicethread.com
Reminder - Course Project: Part 1
Please remember to work on the activities for the Course Project: Part 1! Specific activity information and due dates can be found on the Course Home Page and in the Assignments tab.