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Kindergarten! Learned the alphabet, terse words, how to sing songs about short words.
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Learned small sentences: This is Jane. This is Spot. See Spot run. Continued to learn words by memorization techniques. Whole class reading activities only.
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Whole Class intorduced to phonics system for reading. Taught rules for punctuatiion by memory techniques.
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Whole class activities only. Worked with learning the links between reading and learning to write: basic outline, rough draft, self editing only.
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I learned writers had to read their wrok to small groups, whole class, parents. Introduced to the sugbject of writing for an audience.
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Learned that academic language has its place in content subjects as well as grade appropriate generalized literature.It was fun doing academic language in science and social studies.
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I finally connected math has a language of its own: both verbal and written. Best exposure to visuals in learning since I left Kindergarten. First work in "pairs." First time given time to formulate an answer before answering.
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New vocabulary for literature (and taking a true literature class.) A whole new world opened up for me. Linkage! (allusion, allegory, irony, oxymoron, etc.) Vocabulary to specific types of literature and word usage in literature.
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Freedon at last. Teacher allows us to select our own individual reading materiShakespeare is okay, but Elizabeth Barring Browning is fantastic.
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Learned to read, write, and analyze contemporary and traditional Japanese poetry. Class was taught by Dr. Brooks. Dr. Brooks is regarded as an expert in teaching Japanese Poetry.
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Learned to read and read aloud Folk Tales. Telling/sharing a folktale with an audience requires some dramatic flare to the audience with the register of the art. Folk-Story telling is an art itslef. While it is fun, I am far from a master.
