Text Literacy

1. TEXT LITERACY
Karen Hamilton

2. Text Resources
Text literacy is
the ability to
gather
information to
communicate
using text.

3. Advantages of Text Resources
Advantages of text Literacy
are:
Availability –Text –based
materials are available to
kids at all times.
Economical –Text-based
materials are not
expensive.
Flexibility –Text-based
materials are
environment friendly.
User friendly – Its is
design to attract kids.

4. Limitations of Text Resources
Limitations of text Literacy:-
One-way Presentation –
Most of the text-based
materials are not
interactive.
Memorization –Teachers
let students only memorize
fact and definition.

5. Limitations of Text Resources
Limitations of text Literacy:-
Reading Level – Major level
limitation of text materials is
the reading level needed in
comprehension.
Vocabulary – Books
introduce a large number of
vocabulary words.
Cursory Appraisal – some

6. Integration of Text Resources in
the Classroom
• Topic ofText Resources in the
Classroom
-Topic forText Resource
Integration in the classroom is
Phonics under this we will look at
syllables.
• Subject forText Resources
Integration in the classroom
- Subject forText Resources
Integration in the classroom is

7. Integration of Text Resources in the Classroom
• Grade Level forText
Integration in the
classroom
-The grade level is 5-6
years
• Objective forText
Integration in the
classroom
- At the end of the
lesson students will be
able to identify the
number of syllables in a
word.
- At the end of the
lesson students will
identify the rhythm of

8. Integration of Text Literacy in the Classroom
Brief Description of Text Literacy Integration in the Classroom
• This is a demonstration to students of a syllable :
• “All words have syllables. A word might have one, two, or even
more syllables.”
• “Reading has two syllables: read (clap)—ing (clap).”To
demonstrate, clap as you say each syllable.
• “Blue has one syllable: blue (clap).”
• “Pumpkin has two syllables: pump (clap)—kin (clap).”
• “Now you try. Clap your hands for each syllable in the word
tomato

9. Integration of Text Resources in the Classroom
A video will show on syllables.The video will explain what is a
video and an activity of understanding what is a syllable.
After listening to the video the students will come up with six
(6) words that has more than one (1) syllables using the
method that is on the video.
After this exercise students will read on book on Jane’s Plant
her firstTomato seed.

10. Integration of Text Resources in the Classroom
• Students will read a book “Jane Plant her firstTomato
Seed”.They will take out all the words that they think has
more than one syllable and place them on aTomato tree in
front of the class.
• Some of the words are:-
favourite because healthy
potting
Tomato seeds garden swimming
Vitamins delicious flower seedlings

11. Decoding Text Literacy
What is decoding?
Decoding is the ability to interpret words by translating to sounds of spoken
language.
Few basic elements for text-based materials :
 Front Choice
 Background and Patterns
 Arrangement
 Check and revise

12. Decoding Text Resources
Decoding Activity
Students activity will be echo Reading.
This may be used enhance oral reading
fluency in the classroom. Read aloud one
or two sentences of a text at the child's
instructional level will let students
attempt to "echo" your reading. Make
sure to use appropriate phrasing and
intonation, running your finger under the
lines of print as you read. Have the child
go back to the beginning of the sentence
and read.Tell students to make their
reading sound like yours.

13. Encoding Text Resources
What is encoding?
Encoding is the process involved in changing a message into
symbols. As children learn to convert oral sounds and
language into text (spelling), they are encoding.

14. Encoding Text Resources
Encoding activity
Text-to-Text,Text-to-Self,Text-to-World” is a strategy that helps
students develop the habit of making connections.This strategy
helps students comprehend and make meaning of the ideas in the
text.

15. Encoding Text Resources
Encoding Activity
Directions forText-to-Text,Text-to-Self,Text-to-World
Read the text once.Then read it again to find ideas that you can use
to answer the following questions.
Text-to-Text – How do the ideas in this text remind you of another
another text (story, book, movie, song, etc)? Complete one of the
following statements:
What I just read reminds me of ___________________
(story/book/movie/song) because...
The ideas in this text are similar to the ideas in
___________________ because….
The ideas in this text are different than the ideas in -
___________________ because….