This week’s reading mentions three concepts: continuity, consistency, and connectivity. How do these three elements relate to planning an effective curriculum content? What can you do to your own design to make sure the content is continuous, consistent, and connected?
Module 4: Discussion
Some parents fear that first-grade teacher Laura Seidel is encouraging bad habits by allowing her students to use invented spelling. Does the use of invented spelling hinder a child’s progress? How could Mrs. Seidel respond to these parents? Textbook: Tompkins, G. (2016). Literacy in the Early Grades: A Successful Start