HOW WELL DO YOUR

KNOW YOUR
LEARNERS

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Objectives:

After the session, the participants are

expected to:

1.Identify the developmental characteristics

of children aged four to seven
2.Realize the importance of knowing the
developmental characteristics of the
learners to designing developmentally
appropriate lessons
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3. Identify the stages of learning to read
4. Cite the relationship between the
knowledge of the language used for
instruction and the development of
literacy skills

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1. Think of a child who could be 4,5,6 or 7
years old. What is s/he capable of doing?
What is s/he not capable of doing yet?
2.Draw a figure that represents him/her (a
stick figure, cartoon, caricature)
3.What could he/she be saying? What could
he/she be thinking of? What does he/she
like to do? Write these in dialog boxes or
callouts around your figure.
4.Why do you think s/he says this? Thinks
this way? Likes to do this?
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How well do you know
the preschoolers/early
graders?
When do they start to . . .

1. Color within the lines?

2. Cut on a line with a pair of scissors?

3. Enjoy group play and competitive
games?

4. Be more serious; enjoy solitary activities?

5. Enjoy telling/dictating familiar stories?

6. Have high interest in poetry?

7. Enjoy putting language skill to paper?

8. Have clear ideas and articulate them?

9. Recognize printed words?

10. Read greater number of words and

stories?
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Learners?

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To Trainers only:
After playing the video regarding
the answers to the quiz, ask:
Do you think that you know your
learner’s developmental
characteristics?
What else do you want to know
about them?
Why do you want to know them
more?
To Trainers only:
Before 1st video presentation, say:
This time, let us take the
opportunity of knowing more and
appreciating our K to 3 learners
through this video presentation
 1 stVideo
Presentation

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Outline:

1.The Importance of Knowing the K to 3

Learners
2.Developmentally Appropriate Practices
3.What Teachers in Early Grades Should
Know
4.Developmental Characteristics of Early
Graders

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1.Please prepare a similar chart in your
respective notebooks.
2. While listening please take down notes to
help you remember important ideas.

Topic: Key Terms:

Topic: Key Terms:
Topic: Key Terms:
Topic: Key Terms:
Important Quotations

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Focus Questions:

1. Why is it important to know our learners in the

early grades?
2. What practices are developmentally appropriate?
3. What are the physical-motor, social-emotional,
intellectual cognitive and language
developmental characteristics of:

i. 4-year old children

ii. 5-year old children
iii. 6-year old children
iv. 7-year old children

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How Well Do You Know Your
Learners?

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2nd Video Presentation

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Outline:

1.Language Learning vs. Language

Acquisition

2.Learning to Read

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Focus Questions:

1. In what ways do children acquire their first language?

2. In what ways do they learn another (a second)
language?
3. Why is it more advantageous for the learners to be taught
to read in their mother tongue (first language) first?
4. How does oral language development facilitate learning to
read?
5. What are the stages of reading?
6. What strategies can teachers use to help children learn to
read at a particular stage?

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Stage Strategies/Activities

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How Do Young Children Learn
Language and Literacy

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Workshop

1.Form 8 groups. Each group shall be

assigned a grade level.
2.Think of a topic for your grade level. List
down appropriate activities for the grade
level assigned to you.
• Kindergarten
• Gr. 1
• Gr.2
• Gr 3
3. Present your output.
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A child is like a
butterfly in the wind.
Some can fly higher
than others but each
one flies the best it can.
Why compare one
against the other?
Each one is different.
Each one is special.
Each one is beautiful.
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