Building links between the classroom and home to benefit children's learning

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS TO ASSIST WITH A MULITMODAL APPROACH IN THE CLASSROOM



OBJECTIVE: assist in being able to confidently induct multiliteracy texts to their programming and link learning experiences with children's wider communitites.







MODULE 4

TRANSFORMING WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNT: NEW LEARNING WAYS FORMED FROM THE BASICS

 
Lesson plan – repeating the activity from module 2 to see if the results are improving and more comfortable.
An example could be to undertake an Internet based children's Author study such as Mem Fox. After reading a collection of her books in the classroom the extension may include her background and inspiration for her books. Easy to follow questions can be answered on the Mem Fox web site with minimal guidance from teachers.
The children gather information about Mem Fox and also gain knowledge in following steps to navigate around a web site.
Discover ways to increase media acceptance with students and families
Help children feel at home in the classroom by encouraging literacy understandings from home.
Are there familiar literacy materials and activities?

 
Keep in touch with families at all times simply and efficiently
Check there is an established two-way communication and information set up.
Encourage children and families to extend and build on school literacy experiences in ways that are meaningful to them.

What does a well-designed Internet activity look like?
  •  The activity needs to be linked directly to curriculum standards.
  • Designed to foster deep understandings of a curriculum concept.
  • It must be time efficient - especially in the early years of learning.
  • Tied into the students prior knowledge and there fore increasing the meaning of what they are learning.
  • Challenging yet manageable.
  • It must have meaning and purpose to the students real lives.
  • It needs to be of personal interest to the students and their family lives.
  • Offer curiosity, mystery, interesting facts and puzzlement.
  • Be collaborative with their peers.
  • Offer time to reflect and feed back on their progress.
    (Nelson, 2008)
Activity work sheets and home-to-school correspondence can display standards prominently. Remember to discuss these frequently with students and parents using the communication means developed from module 1.
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