Bedadur, Nivedita
(2016)
Reports
Report of a Three-Day Workshop on the
Orientation of a Course on Early Literacy
Pedagogy for Teacher Educators.
Language and Language Teaching, 5 (1).
pp. 71-72.
ISSN 2277-307X
Abstract
A three-day orientation course was facilitated
by Azim Premji Foundation at the Institute of
Advanced Study in Education (IASE) Jabalpur
as an introduction to a course on Early Literacy
Pedagogy starting from November 2015. A total
of 41 participants attended the orientation (3
IASE professors, 17 participants from District
Resource Groups and 1 DRS, 10 B. Ed.
students, and 10 DIET lecturers and Principals.
It was conducted from 7 to 9 September 2015.
The objective of the orientation was to build an
understanding of literacy as a semiotic system
by looking at the following aspects of early
literacy:
•
How do children experience and understand
the meanings of symbols and signs early in
life,
• How the literacy experience involves both
cognitive and affective meaning-making
• The history of literacy teaching practices,
including adult literacy and the many
meanings of literacy.
This was done through simulations, thought
experiments, and discussions, with each one
taking the participants closer to the meaning of
literacy.
The orientation comprised six sessions. The first
two sessions gave experiences of signs,
symbols, pictures and music.
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