Write a discussion using a Dr. Seuss book of your choosing, discuss the usage of phonics, phonological awareness, word recognition, and fluency.
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Foundational literacy has different connotations for the older a student or patron is. Functional literacy has less of a pinned down definition and more of a competency's skills check which includes “...understanding that print represents speech, building oral language and academic vocabulary, connecting sounds with letters, sounding out words and spelling them, knowing what those words mean, reading fluently, and making meaning from text” (Institute of Education, 2022).
There are four core foundational literacies: phonics, phonological awareness, word recognition, and fluency. The most famous being phonics which is a student's ability to understand visual symbols (letters) and how they correctly correspond to speech sounds (Mesmer, 2020). The other three are as follows phonological awareness which is the student's ability to orally identify and manipulate the sounds of units of language (such as words, syllables, and speech); phonics and word recognition which allows for students to analyze multisyllabic words into morphemes, or the smallest meaning units (sometimes called ‘sounding it out’ for example pretreating becomes pre-treat-ing); and fluency, which is the students ability to read and connect text automatically, accurately, and with proper expression using volume, phrasing, smoothness, and speech pace that conveys the meaning (Mesmer, 2020).
Reference
Institute of Education. (2022). Developing strong foundational literacy skills in children - it takes all of us! Institute of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/regions/southeast/pdf/Foundational_Literacy_Framework.pdf
McGraw Hill PreK-12. (2017, August 2). The Importance of Foundational Skills in Literacy. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1ZnyKK9INo
Mesmer, H. A. E. (2020, January 24). There are four foundational reading skills. Why do we only talk about phonics? (Opinion). Education Week. https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-there-are-four-foundational-reading-skills-why-do-we-only-talk-about-phonics/2020/01