Lesson 2.
1 Worksheet
Name Rhea Jane A. Mercolita Subject Teaching Literacy in Elem. Grades Through Literature
Schedule: Thursday 9:00-11:00
Motivation Question
How old were you when started reading? How about writing?
I began to read at the age of 6 and I started to write when I was 5 yrs old.
Learning Tasks/Activities
A. Write an autobiography of yourself (essay) as a multilingual reader and writer. Make sure to
include the following:
1. How you learned to read and write;
2. How easy or hard was reading and writing for you;
3. The age you began to read and write; and
4. The books you remembered reading as a child;
5. The people who influenced your growth as a reader
6. How well you liked reading and writing as a child.
Autobiography of a Reader
Being able to read and write is a gift that is as great as life itself. It is the first skill that a
child develops in his or her schooling. And by the help of literacy, the child will be able to
understand and be able to communicate with others that is why literacy is fundamental in
learning of the child. Personally, when I was a child I didn't take reading and writing seriously
because I find it hard and not interested because I want to play all day long. But when I started
attending in grade one at the age of 6 my attitude and interest towards literacy change I began to
read and write because of my parents who keep on reminding and telling me how important
reading and writing in education that I should learn these two important skills for me to be able
to proceed to the next grade level.
I remembered that I had a booklet before that was given by my auntie and that booklet in
titled "The Three Little Pigs" and it consists of colorful pictures and short text on every page. I
love short stories before because it is easy for me to remember and understand what was the
story all about, I also learned to read and write because of my parents because they always had
time to taught me every night before going to bed. I find reading and writing easy because before
I had a habit of making fun of reading all the words that I have encountered example if I saw
words in the mall or the place where I go. I will read it aloud and also I will try to spell it while
closing my eyes and see if my spelling is correct. I think that one habit help me to improve my
reading and writing skills. I like reading and writing when I was a child because it allows me to
express my thoughts and feelings and get new learning ideas from the book I have read.
I realized that being literate is significant to me and it helped me to define who I am today.
And by the help of the people around me and the experiences that I traversed the hardship and
fun experiences will always be remembered and I am so much thankful for all the learning I have
right now. And by the help of literacy, I can finally achieve my dreams to become a future
teacher.
B. Write a book review on your favourite children’s book, story, or poem. Consider the
following points:
Begin with a brief summary
Pick out the most important details of the book
Include quotes
Literacy skills that will be developed from reading this
The Three Little Pigs story by L. Leslie Brooke
Three little pigs set off into the real world to find their fortune. After they all go off, they all meet
a man with either straw, furze (sticks), or bricks. The first pig builds his house out straw, and the
wolf comes along asking him to let him in. The pig says no, and the wolf blows down the house
and eats the pig. The second pigs builds his house out of furze, which are sticks, and just like the
first pig, the wolf comes along asking him to open his door. When the pig declines the wolf
blows down the house and eats the pig. Finally the wolf goes to the third pigs house and again
asks if he can go inside, but when the pig says no, the wolf tries to blow down the house. When
he fails he asks the pig if he wants to go to a field of turnips in the morning at a certain time. The
pig agrees, but in the morning he goes to the field an hour earlier than planned. When the wolf
realizes what he has done, he asks the pig to go somewhere in the morning again at a certain
time. This happens two more times before the wolf tries to go down the chimney, where the pig
has a boiling pot of water hanging over a fire. The wolf drops into it
The most important detail of the story is that the third pig has a wise decision and do the
hardwork to secure his life and he don't just let the wolf harm him. The qoute of this three little
pigs: If you live your life with passion, every second will become an adventure.
The literacy skill that the child will develop in reading this story are print motivation the child
will show interest of the book, print awareness understanding how story works, vocabulary the
child will know the different things and names that the pigs uses, narrarive skills they will be
able to tell what will happen to the three pigs. And also the story fit to the children interest and
wants that will help them to develop their reading and thinking aspects.
C. Nursery rhymes are short songs, or verses read sung to and by children. Create your own
nursery rhyme that supports the development any of the early literacy skills.
Little one'exercise
Clap your hands clap3x
Snap your fingers snap3x
Stomp your feet stomp3x
Jump around jump jump jump
Now lets do it altogether
(Repeat)
Emergent Literacy books
1. Phoebe sound it out
2. Good night owl
3. The watermelon seed
4. Cinders and sparrow
5. The king of kindergarten
D. Make a list of ten books you might use with young children in an emergent literacy. Describe
6. Swirl
howby Swirl
you might use these books to improve their early literacy skills.
7. The Very hungry Caterpillar
[Link] is the green sheep?
9. Red Crayon's story
10. I want my hat back
I can make use of these books to improve the early literacy skills of the child these are the things i will do.
I can use the book for storytelling and read this allowed to them
Make use of the books in enjoyable and fun like making a rhyme or play games by using the
story books mentioned
Use the character of the books like puppet or any character that will narrate the story by doing
this my student will be amazed and i will make sure that my audience or children will interact
by asking them about the story what will happen next or what the story all about to ensure that
they are having fun and they have learn something
I will make sure that my students get lots of experience with letters by the use these books.
The skills that will be develop the vocabulary skill, Narrative skills, Phonemic awareness, Print awareness,
Letter knowledge.
B. Reflection Paper. Explain the quote from Jeanne Chall’s and its implication to you, future
literacy teacher.
Building literacy for children helps them to be ready to learn. To be able to learn literacy
or to develop literacy skills. The teacher should do this: provide instruction and practice,
emphasize the developmental nature of literacy, reading and writing task change qualitatively
and the role of the instructor has to change.
First, provide instruction and practice it means that teachers should provide a different kind of
instruction and strategy because children love learning when it integrated fun, excitement, and
colorful instructions that will surely be caught their attention and for them to grasp the
information easily.
Second, the Teacher must introduce literacy as early as possible because learner learns best when
their mind is eager to process and learn new things. Children develop certain skills as they move
through the early stages.
Third, the qualitatively of writing and reading as well as the role of the teacher should change to
the fact that students are no longer content with what they have learned. That they are working
for lessons that they think good for them. Teachers should think of innovative ways to get the
interest of children.
In summary, it will help me to become an effective literacy teacher that can provide a beautiful
and fun experience in the field of literacy. Instructions on how to submit student output.
