Connecting School and Home: Watch the Video

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In this section, you will relate Dr. Paratore's lecture and your readings to teaching practices in classroom excerpts.

Now watch kindergarten teacher Cindy Wilson as she reviews two students' home literacy assignments with the whole class. Note how she supports these students during their class presentations and how she connects home and school literacy practices. Use the video image below to locate where to begin viewing.

	Home Activities Classroom Excerpts

	Find this segment approximately 35 minutes and 50 seconds after the begining of the video. Watch for about 6 1/2 minutes.

After watching the classroom excerpt, consider these questions:

• How did the home activities of each student promote literacy learning?
• What areas of language and literacy were developed with each activity?
• How did Ms. Wilson's questions support each student as they presented to the class?
• What information did Ms. Wilson learn about both students from their home activities? How can she use this information to plan future instruction?

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