Lesson 3:
Read the Shared Book
Lesson 3:
Build New Words T Introduces
Big Book S
Learn syllables—games
S Predict picture content
S Build words—games
T Reads naturally
S Read
words in context
S Read with T and individually
S Read, break and build new words
S Answer comprehension
questions
Lesson 4:
Write Creatively
Lesson 4:
Write Accurately
T Introduces Writing
T Dictates syllables, words, sentences S
Draw pictures S Write and check spelling
S Write creative stories S Correct spelling
S
Do Not Copy
story from BB or books
T Encourages and hears stories
S Read own stories
Students integrate these two tracks by using elements in the Story Track in reading and
writing and by using meaning in the Word-Building Track to build new words.
Note: Details of lessons found in Stringer and Faraclas 1987. Discussion of NIM in Stringer 1988.
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Appendix F. Concepts About Print Test Book Sample
English text: The Big Pig Cover. The woman and her son have no house. They live in a big hole Page 1.
Niugini Readers Grades 1 and 2
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Appendix G. Final Test Format
Test—24 Weeks—Literacy Research Tok Pisin 1991 Preparation
1. Choose four long stories and two short texts and pick out parts to read which use vowels,
consonants, and words taught by both methods. 2.
Organize three tape recorders and cassettes. 3.
Train testers and one Test Supervisor to administer the test.
Test
The students are assembled as a group in the classroom. Explain the procedure and make everyone feel at ease.
Procedure
Each person will go to the tester to answer questions, read, and write.
1. Concepts About Literacy and Motivation
1. Why did you want to learn to read and write?
2. Did you come to class allmost of the time?
3. Why did you continuenot continue to come to class?
Show the text of the Moon Story, tell students what to do in points 2, 3, and 4:
2. Word Recognition
1. Point to a word that has ai in it.
2. Read the word.
3. Point to the word haus.
3. Syllable Recognition
1. Point to the syllables bi, sol, tu.
4. Letter Recognition
1. Point to two words that begin with the same letter.
2. Read the two syllables.
3. Point to two words that finish with the same letter.
5. Reading
Turn on the tape recorder. Say the name of the student. Before the reading of each sentence say, “I want you to read this story. Wait while I
read the title.” Read the title. Then point to the sentence to be read and say, “Read this sentence.”
1. The Drum
Story a.
Sentences 2 and 3. Start sentence 2 at “… em i kam …” b.
Sentences 4 and 5 familiar language—predictable legend 2. The
Pig Story
a. Sentence Na em i pulim …
and next sentence b. Sentence
Na em i pulim … and sentence Em i lukim olsem … familiar
language—unpredictable 3. The
Moon Story
a. Sentences 2 and 3
b. Sentences 3 and 4 unfamiliar language—predictable legend
4. The Fight
Story Sentence
Taim ol i laik pait … unfamiliar language—unpredictable
Text 1
a. Em i kisim dispela kundu na ranawe i go haitim. Na em i kam tokim lapun meri em i holim ston tamiok bilong em.
He took that drum and ran away and hid it. Then he came and talked to the old woman who had his stone axe.
b. Em i kisim ston tamiok wantaim dispela kundu na ranawe i kam antap long
ples. Na em i karim i go long haus bilong em.
He took the stone axe and that drum and ran away and came up to the village. Then he took them and went to his house.
Text 2
a. Na em i pulim han bilong em long maus bilong dispela pik. Na em i lukim
tupela han bilong em i bagarap nogut tru.
Then he pulled his hand inside the mouth of that pig. Then he looked at his two hands and they were hurt real bad.
b. Na em i pulim han bilong em long maus bilong dispela pik. Em i lukim olsem
na em i no wari long pen na bagarap long bodi bilong em.
Then he pulled his hand inside the mouth of that pig…. He looked that way and he didn’t worry about the pain and how bad his body was hurt.
