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Literacy Software for Early Childhood

The document describes an observation task that asks student teachers to identify literacy software and web-based programs used in classrooms. They are to document how each program supports the current unit of study, curriculum, and multiple intelligences. An example of a program called "Song of Sounds" is provided that supports phonics, letter recognition, vocabulary development, language skills, personal and social emotional development, and knowledge of the world for children ages 3 to 5.

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Literacy Software for Early Childhood

The document describes an observation task that asks student teachers to identify literacy software and web-based programs used in classrooms. They are to document how each program supports the current unit of study, curriculum, and multiple intelligences. An example of a program called "Song of Sounds" is provided that supports phonics, letter recognition, vocabulary development, language skills, personal and social emotional development, and knowledge of the world for children ages 3 to 5.

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Observation Task 5: Literacy Software /Web based Programs

Focus: Identify types of literacy software / web based programs used in the classroom

Objective: To encourage student teachers to use various literacy software / web based
programs in the classroom which support the development of early childhood literacy skills

Procedure: Familiarize yourself with the Observation Table: Documenting Computer Software /
Web based Programs. Describe how each program / website that was used in the classroom
supports the current unit of study, the ADEC curriculum, and multiple bits of intelligence

Table 5: Documenting computer software / Web based Programs


Software Title Age Links to the ADEC Curriculum Links to Multiple Comments
Range Intelligences

Song of 3 to 5 This kindergarten program Verbal- linguistic This software is very


sounds years includes phonics and sound intelligence useful for children under
old related to letter, diagraphs. age 3 to 5.
It covers language skills It is very supporting for
letter recognition and learning language skills
vocabulary. and promotes the
vocabulary.
personal ,social and
emotional development
Children can learn and sing
in pairs ,also they
emotional become pleasure
when they listen to the
song
Knowledge and
understanding of the world
This program is useful for
childs knowledge and
learning new word.

Reflections on Observation Task 5: Literacy Software / Web based Programs


1. Were there any literacy softwa re / web ba sed progra ms used in the
classroom? If there were, select (a ); if there were not, select (b).

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