Phase I learners are becoming aware that print conveys meaning
and that there is a connection between oral language and print. They are
beginning to recognize the value that Canadian society places on Reading,
Writing and Numeracy for employment purposes, reading letters from the
government, etc.
Reading
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A Phase I ESL Literacy learner: |
- Is becoming aware that print has a variety of forms
with different purposes, such as signs, bills and stories
- Is learning about the organization of books and print
conventions
- Can read a bank of high frequency sight words
- Can say the names of the letters of the alphabet
- Understands that there is a letter/sound
correspondence.
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Writing
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A Phase I ESL Literacy learner: |
- Is familiar with the basic mechanics at the level of
letter and word
- Can tell a very short personal story for someone else
to write
- Can form most of the letters correctly
- Is learning where to write (on the line) and how to
space letters and words
- Can write some sounds such as the initial consonant of
a word in a dictated exercise but can't yet apply the knowledge. Therefore,
he/she uses invented spelling.
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Numeracy
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A Phase I ESL Literacy learner is developing: |
- A beginning understanding of place value, money and
measurement
- An ability to perform basic mathematical operations
using manipulatives.
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Sociocultural and
Linguistic Considerations
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A Phase I ESL Literacy learner is learning: |
- The importance placed on the written word in Canadian
society
- That both written and oral stories are valued in
Canadian society
- That learning can occur outside of the classroom, such
as on field trips, etc.
- That there are many reasons for reading _
instructions, prices, appointment cards
- There is a standard way of forming numbers and letters
which is recognized in Canadian society
- That different cultures have different concepts of
time and what constitutes being late
- That errors are considered natural when learning a
second language and that correcting them aids in learning
- The consequences of not obeying signs
No
smoking No parking
- The Canadian terminology and order of names
First name, middle name, family/last/surname
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Canadian Language
Benchmarks www.language.ca
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