Repetition
Interdisciplinary Connections
Language Arts: Repeated words in poetry for similar sounds.
Music: Certain sequences are repeated in a song (e.g. Chorus)
Math: Multiplication is repeated addition (e.g 2x3 is 2+2+2)
Sports: Practicing certain moves over and over.
Target Audience
Age Group: 8-10
Development
Gender Neutral trends
Piaget
Concrete Operational Stage
Concepts taught must be attached to concrete situations or things..
Vygotsky
Role of Language play a crucial part in helping student shape inner thoughts.
Boys
Need more hands-on interaction, visual aids, and competition to learning new concepts.
Girls:
Need to work with a partner to share thoughts and focus on writing with emotional connections.
Attention Span
Ten to Fifteen Minutes
Words in English that produce similar sounds.
Homonyms: words that sound alike or spelled alike, but have different meanings.
Homophones
Correlational Features: Spelling is the same.
Defining Features: Same exact pronunciation, but has the word different meaning.
Possible Misconceptions
Over-generalization: All words that rhyme together are homophones (E.g. Pig and Fig)
Under-generalization: Homophones must be spelled differently and sound the same.