EML1501 Assignment 5 (QUESTIONS & ANSWERS) 2024

EML1501 Assignment 5 Full Solutions 2024 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions. For assistance call or W.h.a.t.s.a.p.p us on ...(.+.2.5.4.7.7.9.5.4.0.1.3.2)........... QUESTION 1 [25] Read the scenario and respond to the questions below. Scenario It is nearing Mother's Day, and teacher Rose has planned for the children to make Mother’s Day cards. Teacher Rose supplies the children with different pieces of paper she has cut out for the main structure of the card, different re-usable waste material, small circles, different shapes and crayons. She gives the children clear instructions about creating Mother’s Day cards. The children remain silent as they carefully listen to her instructions about creating the cards. They are too afraid to make any mistakes. Teacher Rose is pleased to see all the different beautiful cards that the children have created. The children are very happy the activity is over and run off to play outside. 1.1 Identify any two literacy skills that learners can acquire from this activity. (4) 1.2 Compare the role of the teacher to the role of the learners in this lesson. Give reasons to justify your response. (10) 1.3 Examine the language teaching theory underpinning this lesson and substantiate your reasoning. (5) 1.4 Evaluate the level of fun these children had and argue why fun is such an important component in Foundation Phase teaching and learning. (3) 1.5 Evaluate the technique the teacher had used to assess the learners. How would you have assessed the learners? (3) QUESTION 2 [14] Assessment in preschool is highly informal and takes into account the child in totality. The assessment does not only refer to the child, but it includes the assessment of the programme, the classroom features and the teacher himself or herself, since these have a bearing on the development of the child in totality (Study Guide, 2018). 2.1 Argue the need for (or the role of) the following assessment tools. 2.1 .1 Checklists (4) 2.1.2 Anecdotal notes (4) 2.2 Distinguish between summative assessment and formative assessment. Provide suitable examples to support your arguments. (6) QUESTION 3 [11] Use the picture below to answer the following questions: 3.1 Investigate and discuss the reading strategy being used in the illustration for teaching reading in the Foundation Phase. (4) 3.2 Discuss ways in which big books can be introduced to young learners. (4) 3.3 Provide three advantages of reading aloud to young children. (3) QUESTION 4 [20] Read the following excerpt and respond to the questions below. According to Mohangi, Krog, Stephens and Nel (2016), the early childhood sector in the South African education system had been marginalised for many years. However, recently the early childhood sector has been receiving attention, as emergent literacy in this phase is the precursor for successful literacy acquisition especially as it prepares the learner for formal literacy teaching in Grade 1. However, regardless of governmental attempts at addressing the multi-layered challenges associated with delivery of quality education, the problems at ECD level persist and will take a while to be fully resolved. 4.1 Identify any two challenges that are related to literacy development that are highlighted by the writers in this excerpt. (4) 4.2 Assess the causes of those challenges. (6) 4.3 Describe your approach in addressing and resolving each of these challenges within your classroom. (10) QUESTION 5 [30] 5.1 Briefly explain how motor development impacts on writing skills. (5) 5.2 Discuss the importance of eye-hand coordination towards the development of writing skills. (5) 5.3 Summarise Skinner’s theory and explain how positive reinforcement can be applied to support language acquisition. (10) 5.4 The language experience approach maintains that children learn better when they learn from their own experience. Evaluate and give your opinion about the language experience approach.