Plugging In the Language Experience Approach

Plugging In the Language Experience ApproachMRA 2014 PresentationDr. Virginia DanielsFraser Public Schools/Oakland University+http://leaapproach.weebly.com+What is the Language Experience Approach, LEA?Developed in 1960s at approximately the same time by Russel Stauffer in Delaware and Roach Van Allen in California.A method of teaching reading that uses a students own words to create the textA strategy that uses words the student already knowsA powerful instructional strategy that provides students with success in learning to readA process that includes discussion and dictation, reading and follow up activitiesA strategy to teach all types of emergent literacy skillsAn instructional strategy that works with all ages

+Basic Thinking Behind The LEAWhat I can think about, I can talk about.What I can say, can be written.What can be written, I can read.I can read what other people can write for Me and soonI will be able to read what I myself can write down (Lee & Allen, 1963).

+Basic IdeasThe LEA allows the student to move from reading words in stories that are familiar and known to reading words in stories that are new.We must maintain the integrity of the students spoken language.At first the student is memorizing the text.

+First read by teacher.

+ What happens when we dont honor the students language.

+ Dictation ProcessThe student dictates a story after some discussion.The story can come for their own experiences or even a picture.The teacher records the students exact words as they are spoken.+Reading Procedure for the LEATeacher reads the story while pointing to the text.Student and Teacher read the story while pointing to text.Student reads the story while pointing to text.+Modifying this process if errors occur.Additional steps are added to the processRepeat each step twiceModify who does the pointing at each stepReread one sentence at a time.+Activity after the reading step in the LEA

+ Questions to ask after the reading process.Can you find __________? ( a specific word)Can you find a word that starts with ____? (a specific sound)You have a word that starts with ____. Find that word.Find the word ______ and read the sentence it is in.What is your favorite word? Find it in you story.You have 3 words with the ending ing find them.You have 2 words that end with the /s/ sound, find them.+Full Video

+ Word Bank ActivitiesWord sortsMaking sentencesMemory GameMatching words to storiesAlphabetize the wordsCategorizeFind the words in print

+Shared ReadingAny activities used in shared reading can be used with a students LEA stories.+What type of Apps or Software do we need?Word Processing NotesPadletStory BirdBook CreatorDragon DictationWord BanksLino Sticky Notes StickiesPnotes+Padlet

+All of my Padlets

+Chloes Padlet

+Dragon Dictation

+Small stickies

+Stickies

+Chloes Canvases

+Lino

+Simple Word Sort

+Chloe reading her new LEA.

+ How was this video produced?Notes App on Ipad was usedFacetime was used to have the LEA experience

+What are the implications of this experience?+How can we provide more opportunities for children to participate in the LEA experience?+Q & AWhat questions do you have?+Thank you for attending.SCECH Session Code

SURD68+