HLT3701
Assignment 2
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
2024
, HLT3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
QUESTION 1: (12) 1.1 Hill (2008) identifies different levels of language
development in young learners. 1.1.1 Discuss the language development of
learners who are at the Early-reading level and explain how the knowledge of
these stages will enable teachers to assist learners in developing language in
class. (6) 1.1.2 Create TWO (2) activities that you would use to develop
language skills for Early-reading level learners. (6) STRATEGIES OF
TEACHING READING QUESTION 2: (28) Phonics involves the linking of the
letters of the alphabet to the sounds they make in words (HLT3701 Study
Guide 2020). 2.1 Illustrate the strategies of teaching phonics to Grade-1
learners with reference to the stages of teaching phonics. (12) 2.2 Research
has shown that most South African primary school learners cannot read with
understanding. Pressley (2006) maintains that young readers need to acquire
five comprehension strategies to be proficient readers. 2.2.1 Suggest FIVE (5)
comprehension strategies that you can apply in your Grade-2 class. (5) 2.2.2
Justify their effectiveness in developing comprehension skills in Foundation
Phase learners. (5) 2.2.3 Use practical examples to discuss how a Grade-2
teacher can use the class discussion strategy to develop the comprehension
skills of learners. (6) WRITING 4 QUESTION 3: (15) Read the following
scenario and answer the questions that follow: Mrs Smith, a Grade-3 teacher,
always starts a writing task with oral exercises. She also models how to write
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, a story on a chalkboard or a chart. The learners then do their writing. Mrs
Smith observes learners while they write and helps them to improve their
writing. Once they are done, she asks a few learners to share their stories
with the whole class. 3.1 Identify the writing strategy that Mrs Smith uses in
the above scenario. (2) 3.2 Evaluate how this strategy can assist learners to
develop writing skills. (5) 3.3 Writing can be taught in a series of lessons.
Evaluate the importance of teaching writing in a series of lessons with
reference to a writing cycle. (8) TEACHING APPROACHES QUESTION 4:
(20) Consult the e-reserves. Castles, A., Rastle, K. & Kate Nation, K. 2018.
Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert.
Castles et al (2018) affirm that, for many years, the pendulum has swung
between the phonics approach, according to which the sounds that letters
make are taught explicitly, and the whole-language approach, which
emphasises the child’s discovery of meaning through experiences in a
literacy-rich environment. Apply the knowledge that you have acquired by
reading the above article and the study guide to answer the following
questions. 4.1 In your own words, distinguish between the phonic approach
and the whole-language approach. (6) 4.2 After you have read the article,
explain what the reading wars are about. (6) 4.3 Based on the knowledge you
have acquired in this module, state which approach you think contributes most
to the effective teaching of reading. Advance a strong argument to justify your
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Assignment 2
(COMPLETE
ANSWERS)
2024
, HLT3701 Assignment 2 (COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
QUESTION 1: (12) 1.1 Hill (2008) identifies different levels of language
development in young learners. 1.1.1 Discuss the language development of
learners who are at the Early-reading level and explain how the knowledge of
these stages will enable teachers to assist learners in developing language in
class. (6) 1.1.2 Create TWO (2) activities that you would use to develop
language skills for Early-reading level learners. (6) STRATEGIES OF
TEACHING READING QUESTION 2: (28) Phonics involves the linking of the
letters of the alphabet to the sounds they make in words (HLT3701 Study
Guide 2020). 2.1 Illustrate the strategies of teaching phonics to Grade-1
learners with reference to the stages of teaching phonics. (12) 2.2 Research
has shown that most South African primary school learners cannot read with
understanding. Pressley (2006) maintains that young readers need to acquire
five comprehension strategies to be proficient readers. 2.2.1 Suggest FIVE (5)
comprehension strategies that you can apply in your Grade-2 class. (5) 2.2.2
Justify their effectiveness in developing comprehension skills in Foundation
Phase learners. (5) 2.2.3 Use practical examples to discuss how a Grade-2
teacher can use the class discussion strategy to develop the comprehension
skills of learners. (6) WRITING 4 QUESTION 3: (15) Read the following
scenario and answer the questions that follow: Mrs Smith, a Grade-3 teacher,
always starts a writing task with oral exercises. She also models how to write
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, a story on a chalkboard or a chart. The learners then do their writing. Mrs
Smith observes learners while they write and helps them to improve their
writing. Once they are done, she asks a few learners to share their stories
with the whole class. 3.1 Identify the writing strategy that Mrs Smith uses in
the above scenario. (2) 3.2 Evaluate how this strategy can assist learners to
develop writing skills. (5) 3.3 Writing can be taught in a series of lessons.
Evaluate the importance of teaching writing in a series of lessons with
reference to a writing cycle. (8) TEACHING APPROACHES QUESTION 4:
(20) Consult the e-reserves. Castles, A., Rastle, K. & Kate Nation, K. 2018.
Ending the Reading Wars: Reading Acquisition From Novice to Expert.
Castles et al (2018) affirm that, for many years, the pendulum has swung
between the phonics approach, according to which the sounds that letters
make are taught explicitly, and the whole-language approach, which
emphasises the child’s discovery of meaning through experiences in a
literacy-rich environment. Apply the knowledge that you have acquired by
reading the above article and the study guide to answer the following
questions. 4.1 In your own words, distinguish between the phonic approach
and the whole-language approach. (6) 4.2 After you have read the article,
explain what the reading wars are about. (6) 4.3 Based on the knowledge you
have acquired in this module, state which approach you think contributes most
to the effective teaching of reading. Advance a strong argument to justify your
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