HLT3701 Assignment 2
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, HLT3701 ASSIGNMENT 2
Contents
QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 The purpose of using a class discussion strategy is to help learners to speak with confidence in
grammatically correct sentences and to stay on topic. ▪ Outline TWO (2) activities where you
would use the class discussion strategy to develop listening and speaking skills among your Grade
3 learners. ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Define the concept zone of proximal development. ................................................................. 3
1.2.2 Explain how you would apply the knowledge (ZPD) to develop the learners’ speaking skills.
Give an activity that you would do with your Grade 2 learners. ........................................................ 3
QUESTION 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Read the article titled “Teachers’ use of phonics, knowledge of language constructs, and preferred
word identification prompts in relation to beginning readers”, which you will find under e-reserves
on myUnisa under HLT3701. Read the above article and respond to the following questions: ........ 3
2.1 Synthesise the authors’ perspectives and provide a strong argument about the role of phonics
instruction in the development of reading. ........................................................................................ 3
2.2 Evaluate the negative impact that is caused by poor phonics instruction. .................................. 3
2.3 Apply the knowledge you have gained in this module to discuss how you would introduce a
sound “b” to your Grade 1 class. ........................................................................................................ 3
2.4 Take a photo of at least two resources that you will use to teach the above sound (“b”) and
attach it to your answer book. Briefly explain how you will use them in the lesson. ........................ 3
QUESTION 3 ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Mrs Nkosi is a Grade 3 teacher at Amandla Primary School. She likes to use shared writing to
develop writing skills among her learners. She starts by doing an oral lesson using a picture. Look
at the picture below and answer the questions that follow. ............................................................. 4
3.1 Write five low and five high order questions that you would ask your learners based on the
above picture while you write a story on the board, or chart. ........................................................... 4
3.2 Evaluate how this strategy assists learners in developing writing skills. ...................................... 4
3.3 Teaching writing can be done in a series of lessons. Identify and evaluate the importance of
teaching writing in a series of lessons with reference to a writing cycle. .......................................... 4
QUESTION 4 ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Research: Assessment in a school ...................................................................................................... 5
Contact a Foundation Phase teacher at any local school and request a meeting with him/her after
school to discuss assessment in his/her classroom. Explain that this is part of your teacher training
course and that you want to understand assessment in more depth. We have attached a letter at
the end of this portfolio that you need to show to the teacher. At the end of the interview,
request him/her to sign or stamp it with the school stamp. You will have to submit the stamped
letter together with your completed portfolio as evidence that this activity took place. You could
also ask permission to record the teacher. At the end of the meeting, thank the teacher for
meeting with you. ............................................................................................................................... 5
Here are questions that you are to ask the teacher: .......................................................................... 5
Questions for the teacher: .................................................................................................................. 5
1. What documents from the Department of Basic Education or the school do you have that
guides your assessment? (Write down the names of the documents.) ............................................. 5
2. What kind of formal assessment tasks do you give learners? ........................................................ 5
3. How often do you give these formal assessment tasks? ................................................................ 5
(COMPLETE ANSWERS) 2024
Contact:
@ TestbanksNotesAssignmentsAndExamspack
sGuru
+254742508812, +254727097655.
, HLT3701 ASSIGNMENT 2
Contents
QUESTION 1 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
1.1 The purpose of using a class discussion strategy is to help learners to speak with confidence in
grammatically correct sentences and to stay on topic. ▪ Outline TWO (2) activities where you
would use the class discussion strategy to develop listening and speaking skills among your Grade
3 learners. ........................................................................................................................................... 3
1.2.1 Define the concept zone of proximal development. ................................................................. 3
1.2.2 Explain how you would apply the knowledge (ZPD) to develop the learners’ speaking skills.
Give an activity that you would do with your Grade 2 learners. ........................................................ 3
QUESTION 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Read the article titled “Teachers’ use of phonics, knowledge of language constructs, and preferred
word identification prompts in relation to beginning readers”, which you will find under e-reserves
on myUnisa under HLT3701. Read the above article and respond to the following questions: ........ 3
2.1 Synthesise the authors’ perspectives and provide a strong argument about the role of phonics
instruction in the development of reading. ........................................................................................ 3
2.2 Evaluate the negative impact that is caused by poor phonics instruction. .................................. 3
2.3 Apply the knowledge you have gained in this module to discuss how you would introduce a
sound “b” to your Grade 1 class. ........................................................................................................ 3
2.4 Take a photo of at least two resources that you will use to teach the above sound (“b”) and
attach it to your answer book. Briefly explain how you will use them in the lesson. ........................ 3
QUESTION 3 ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Mrs Nkosi is a Grade 3 teacher at Amandla Primary School. She likes to use shared writing to
develop writing skills among her learners. She starts by doing an oral lesson using a picture. Look
at the picture below and answer the questions that follow. ............................................................. 4
3.1 Write five low and five high order questions that you would ask your learners based on the
above picture while you write a story on the board, or chart. ........................................................... 4
3.2 Evaluate how this strategy assists learners in developing writing skills. ...................................... 4
3.3 Teaching writing can be done in a series of lessons. Identify and evaluate the importance of
teaching writing in a series of lessons with reference to a writing cycle. .......................................... 4
QUESTION 4 ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Research: Assessment in a school ...................................................................................................... 5
Contact a Foundation Phase teacher at any local school and request a meeting with him/her after
school to discuss assessment in his/her classroom. Explain that this is part of your teacher training
course and that you want to understand assessment in more depth. We have attached a letter at
the end of this portfolio that you need to show to the teacher. At the end of the interview,
request him/her to sign or stamp it with the school stamp. You will have to submit the stamped
letter together with your completed portfolio as evidence that this activity took place. You could
also ask permission to record the teacher. At the end of the meeting, thank the teacher for
meeting with you. ............................................................................................................................... 5
Here are questions that you are to ask the teacher: .......................................................................... 5
Questions for the teacher: .................................................................................................................. 5
1. What documents from the Department of Basic Education or the school do you have that
guides your assessment? (Write down the names of the documents.) ............................................. 5
2. What kind of formal assessment tasks do you give learners? ........................................................ 5
3. How often do you give these formal assessment tasks? ................................................................ 5
