Good+Reading+Methods

Hi, folks. Definitions of teaching method: From the Free Dictionary--http://www.thefreedictionary.com/teaching+method [|method] - a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps) [|maieutic method], [|Socratic method] - a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students ||
 * **Noun** || **1.** || **teaching method** - the principles and methods of instruction[|pedagogics], [|pedagogy]

From Audio English.net--http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/teaching_method.htm

The principles and methods of instruction Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents [|pedagogics]; [|pedagogy]; teaching method [|method] (a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)) [|maieutic method]; [|Socratic method] (a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students)
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Definition of Technique:

From My Free Dictionary--http://www.thefreedictionary.com/technique


 * 1.** The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished.
 * 2.** also **tech·nic** (t[[image:http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ebreve.gif align="absbottom"]]k[[image:http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/prime.gif align="absbottom"]]n[[image:http://img.tfd.com/hm/GIF/ibreve.gif align="absbottom"]]k) **a.**  The way in which the fundamentals, as of an artistic work, are handled.
 * b.** Skill or command in handling such fundamentals. See Synonyms at [|art]1.

Here's a great source for reviews of teaching methods: Literature on Teaching Methods

If you read about a good method you would like to try in Gipe, write it in.

Text Relationship Method--Use cultural background knowledge to construct meanings

Language Experience Approach (LEA)--Give everyone a common experience and then have students write about it

The Natural Approach--(chart, p, 62-63, Gipe)--Scaffold students in activating their LAD--give them experiences that help them develop their reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Key: Authentic language experiences...students will learn it if they need to use it. Be aware of vocabulary they have in their heads.

Words Their Way (How could we forget this one?): Students learn to analyze words for patterns of sound or meaning. Words sorts are a primary technique for doing this as well as folder games, etc. The purpose of using these techniques is to scaffold students as they move through five levels of development: Emergent, Letter Name, Within Word (Or Transition Stage), Syllables/Affixes, and Derivational Relations.