Category: English and Literature : Reading

Discussion Board 9.1A: The Thirty-Million-Word-Gap 1) Read the article “The Early Catastrophe: The Thirty-Million-Word Gap by Age 3” by Hart and Risley (2003). https://www.aft.org/ae/spring2003/hart_risleyLinks to an external site. 2) List three (3) key findings in the study.   3) Provide a brief explanation of each finding. 4) Describe the instructional implications of this study. To…

Review the sample outline. Create and complete your own outline with your information following the exact format of the sample outline with your information. Do not make this harder than it is!!! I should be able to set your outline next to the sample outline and they should look the exact same, except with your…

The Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines can be helpful in assessing a student’s competencies with oral language. The Language and Communication domain consists of five areas:  Listening Comprehension Skills Speaking (Conversation) Skills Speech Production Skills Vocabulary Skills Sentences and Structure Skills Task 1) Review the Texas Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines Links to an external site. descriptions for each area within the language and…

1) Use the resources linked below to review each competency descriptor in the STR Standards document. Determine if they are aligned with Structured Literacy practices, Typical Literacy practices, or both. 2) Respond to the following questions. Which of the two literacy approaches most closely matches the STR Standards? Explain why. Which literacy practices will best…

Write an informative essay analyzing the role of the Odysseus’ journey in contemporary culture.Include a description of the elements of the hero’s journey and analyze how those elements are reflected in a contemporary hero story or movie. Compare contemporary hero journeys to those you read in Ulysses’ journey as found in Bulfinch’s Mythology. Finally, analyze the popularity of hero journeys…