Theories and Pedagogies for Teaching Young Children to Read - Assessment Task Report

Assessment Task:

In 2000 words write a report, you may include headings. Base your report on the content and learning from the first 4 weeks of this unit. The references for your report must include the text book and the reading list readings and any other rsearch you conduct. This is a humanities report not a scientific one. See the suggestions below
The report topic is The Theories and Pedagogies for Teaching Young Children to Read
Key considerations for your report must be:

1. What does key research (and major reports) indicate is important for teaching reading and what do children need to learn (This is the theories component)
2. This will include the importance of Oral language and home literacy, it will also include the importance of teaching phonological (phonemic) awareness, phonics, vocabulary, comprehension and fluency. These are refered to as the big 6.
3. For each of these important elements what does the pedagogy (teaching) look like? (This is the teaching component)
   So it is suggested that the headings of your report should be around the 3 points above.