Iyah Nicole Sapipi Robert Santisteban Jr. Javiz Xen Baldivia
OVERVIEW: Aligning language and literacy domains in education is essential because it fosters comprehensive communication skills, enhances student engagement, and supports diverse learners. By integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening, educators can create a more cohesive and effective learning experience, preparing students for real-world communication challenges. This alignment also helps reinforce literacy skills across different contexts, making learning more meaningful and inclusive. WHAT IS ALIGNMENT? Alignment is the process of ensuring that all aspects of a curriculum are working together to achieve the same goals. This includes aligning the language and literacy domains with the content standards and performance standards. WHY IS ALIGNMENT IMPORTANT? Alignment is important because it helps to ensure that students are learning the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in school and beyond. When the language and literacy domains are aligned with the content standards and performance standards, students are able to develop the skills they need to communicate effectively and learn across all subject areas. LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DOMAINS The Language and Literacy Domain addresses the skills of listening, speaking and writing. Language skills provide the foundation for a wide range of abilities that will be used in both social and academic situations throughout life. WHAT DOES THE ALIGNMENT OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DOMAINS MEAN? • refers to the connection and integration between various aspects of language and literacy development • involves understanding how different language skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing, relate to and support one another ALIGNMENT OF THE LANGUAGE AND LITERACY DOMAINS WITH THE 5 SUB-STRANDS 5 SUB-STRANDS: Listening Speaking Reading Writing Viewing
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The ability to The ability to understand the understand and communicate understand what is understand what is meaning of written interpret visual effectively using being said or signed. being said or signed. text. information. written language. INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS DOMAIN ORAL LANGUAGE: refers to one’s knowledge and use of the structure, meanings and uses of the language.
BOOK AND PRINT KNOWLEDGE:
is the ability to understand and navigate books and other printed materials. This includes skills such as knowing how to hold a book, turn pages, and identify different parts of a book.
TABLE ALPHABET KNOWLEDGE:
is the ability to identify and name the letters of the alphabet. This is an important skill for early literacy development. PHONICS AND WORD RECOGNITION: The ability to identify a written word by sight or by deciphering the relationship between the sounds of spoken language and the letters in written language.
FLUENCY: is the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy and proper expression.
SPELLING: is the ability to write words correctly. This includes skills such as knowing the correct spelling of words and applying spelling rules.
WRITING AND COMPOSITION:
includes the focusing, structuring, and elaborating that a writer does to construct an effective message for a reader. GRAMMAR AWARENESS AND STRUCTURE: Knowledge of language features and sentence structures in written language
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT: Knowledge of words and their meanings in both oral and print representations
HANDWRITING: is the ability to read text smoothly and accurately. This includes skills such as reading with appropriate speed and expression CONCLUSION The alignment of language and literacy domains is crucial for effective education. It ensures that the various aspects of language development— listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and visually representing—work together cohesively to support comprehensive literacy skills. This alignment helps students not only in language acquisition but also in understanding and engaging with academic content across different subjects. By integrating these domains, educators can create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment that caters to diverse learning needs and styles. This approach also enhances students’ ability to communicate effectively, think critically, and engage with content in meaningful ways. THANKYOU for Listening!
