EML1501 Assignment 3 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due August 2025

EML1501 Assignment 3 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due August 2025 Contents QUESTION 1 2 Question 1.1: Motivate the significance of collaborative learning in a foundation phase classroom (10 marks) 2 Question 1.2: Evaluate the effectiveness of using enlarged texts and how teachers can adapt the strategy for diverse learning needs (10 marks) 3 Question 1.3: Examine the significance of the “zone of proximal development” in the context of language learning (5 marks) 4 Question 1.4: Analyse the activities that can be used to assess comprehension and explain how they address different aspects of understanding during storytelling (5 marks) 5 QUESTION 2 6 2.1 Study the picture below and argue how you would evaluate the effectiveness of this technique of reading in enhancing learners’ engagement in storytelling (10 marks) 6 2.2 Demonstrate your understanding of using the phonetic approach by developing two activities that you can use to introduce this approach to Grade R learners (10 marks) 7 2.3 Explain how you can introduce writing in a Grade R class and explain two types of resources that you would use (10 marks) 8 2.4 How would you evaluate the importance of planning and brainstorming in helping children produce well-written texts on a given topic? (10 marks) 9 QUESTION 3 10 3.1 Explain how spatial awareness in gross motor development influences a child's ability to engage in emergent writing activities (5 marks) 10 3.2 List 5 steps that children should be exposed to in the process of learning to write (5 marks) 10 3.3 Differentiate between assessment and evaluation by outlining five differences (10 marks) 11 3.4 Analyse the factors a Grade R teacher must consider when deciding how to conduct an assessment and explain how these factors influence the assessment process (10 marks) 12 References 13