RFP2601 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) 2023 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

RFP2601 Assignment 2 (ANSWERS) 2023 Answers, guidelines, workings and references..............QUESTION 1: (30) 1.1 Establishing print-rich classrooms creates responsive reading spaces and promotes incidental reading. Explain the role of the teacher in establishing print-rich classrooms. (4) 1.2 Critically evaluate how English as the language of learning and teaching (LoLT) in a school can have an impact on learners, particularly those learners whose home language differs from English. (6) 1.3 Your study guide gives reasons for the reading failure in South African primary schools. Provide TWO (2) such reasons and critically evaluate how it has contributed to the reading failure in South African primary schools. (8) 1.4 Explain how children can benefit from school and community libraries. (4) 1.5 Read the case study in your study guide that was extracted from Pressley and Allington (2015:249) and then substantiate the need for positive language experiences with children, particularly in the first three years of their life. (4) 1.6 What should you consider when selecting reading material for learners? (4) RFP2601/ASSESSMENT 2/0/2023 5 QUESTION 2: (30) Study the picture carefully and then answer the questions which follow. 2.1 Identify the reading approach and level of difficulty shown in the picture and substantiate your answer. (4) 2.2 Explain how the use of the forefinger can benefit the learner during reading. (3) 2.3 Motor co-ordination refers to the controlled movement of the muscles. This includes gross motor and fine motor co-ordination. What challenges can a learner experiencing problems with motor co-ordination face when reading? (5) 2.4 Provide two activities you can use to develop the learner’s fine motor coordination. (4) 2.5 Explain the frustration level of reading and justify why teachers should avoid exposing learners to this level of reading. (6) 2.6 Provide a comparative evaluation of the shared reading and group-guided reading approaches. (8) 6 QUESTION 3: (25) Refer to learning unit 3 in your study guide, ‘Understanding reading theories and their implications for teaching reading’, and answer the questions that follow. 3.1 Bandura built his theory on the premise of three major concepts, that is, self-efficacy, self-regulated behaviour, and reciprocal interactions. Discuss your understanding of each concept and explain how it can influence reading. (12) 3.2 The reader-response approach champions the reader as an active participant in the creation of meaning while reading a text. Explain how you will use the reader-response approach to conduct reading in the foundation phase. (5) 3.3 Vygotsky uses a socio-cultural approach to understand the cognitive development of a child. Explain how Vygotsky’s socio-cultural approach to learning can influence the way the teacher teaches reading in the foundation phase. (5) 3.4 Provide one activity that demonstrates the application of social constructivism in the reading classroom. (3) RFP2601/ASSESSMENT 2/0/2023 7 QUESTION 4: (15) 4.1 Study the following reading chart carefully: Use the chart to plan a phonics reading lesson for Grade 1 learners. You may use the template provided below. Remember that, as a teacher, your main goal for reading should be to develop the learners’ understanding. The following aspects or characteristics of the reading development process should be included in your planning: 4.1.1 Introduction – How will you introduce the lesson (letter-sound) and create opportunities for learners to associate and use their prior knowledge to think, reason, and give their personal responses to the chart? (3) 4.1.2 Discussion – How will you initiate discussion for learners to read and interpret the chart? (2) 4.1.3 Questions – What questions do you intend to ask the learners to help them to make associations with real-life experiences, enhance their understanding and create new ideas? (2) 4.1.4 Learning activities – What practice activities have you planned? (3) 4.1.5 Follow-up activity - What follow-up activity have you planned to enhance the concept taught or to reinforce the lesson? (2) 4.1.6 Overall impression of the lesson plan presentation (including section A). (3)