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  3 Types of readers in children Whether you are a parent or teacher, working with children and helping them learn to read is rewarding. I had the opportunity to teach 6 year olds this past year and I have observed that there are three types of students: strong readers, emerging readers and weak readers. Strong readers  have good phonemic awareness and are excellent decoders. (Please refer to my introduction to phonemic awareness and decoding words) Emerging readers  are on the way and are expanding their knowledge of phonics sounds and applying it to decode familiar and unfamiliar words. Weak readers  need frequent prompts for segmenting and blending the sounds together. In severe cases, they may even struggle to remember letters and consonant sounds. HOW DOES THE BRAIN PROCESS WORDS? ·           Through Phonological awareness (i.e learning the sounds of words) and orthography (spelling of words). Skilled readers were able to process the word by seeing the letters “chair” faster compa
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An Inquiry into Food: Home Activity

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The IB learning approach view parents as part of the learning community. So at the start of each inquiry, I like to update parents on the central idea and lines of inquiry as well as give suggested home activities. This is to help children link learning between home and school. Home activities also help to develop in children what the IB programme calls ''Approaches to Learning''. Two such skills are research and communication; because children will share their findings during Show & Tell. As a teacher, it is wonderful to see students (with the help of parents) taking interest in the central idea and providing their points of view.


Suggested Home Activities:
A. Collect food label(s) of your favourite food and list three main ingredients and any food preservatives. Discuss with your child what preservatives are.

B. Explore preserved foods. Visit the supermarket and find out what is preserved foods. Record 3 types and state the method used (i.e dried, canned, food, soaked in syrup)

C. Make a meal with your child. Talk about what a healthy plate (aka a balanced meal) is. Discuss the ingredients used and the method of cooking.

I have attached activity sheets for your child to record his/her findings. You may also prefer to present in whichever way you see fit. No fixed rules!

Click here for Home Activity Sheets

This week we covered:

''Food labels help us understand what goes into our bodies''

Below are the activity sheets that were done by one of my students.

This is a good exercise to help children learn about ingredients and to observe that usually, the first three ingredients listed are the ones that are used the most in making the product.







I must showcase these completed home activities from my students which include self-made booklets. I was pleasantly surprised and really impressed what these 6 yo are capable of. They truly are agents of their own learning!









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