Use it to keep track of what we've done and where we're going.
Preparing for the first day of class
- Background and interests survey
- Link to the survey (Google Forms) from this Canvas Announcement
[01] Th Jan 11
- Covered today: Intro to this course; Controversies in teaching reading
[outline]
- Handout - Course information and policies
- To read for Tu Jan 16: Hanford (2018),
"Hard Words: Why aren't kids being taught to read?"
- Access article from APM Reports (podcast version also available)
- Assignment:
Reflection Essay #1 - Reading education
- Due Tu Jan 16, 12:30pm in Canvas "Assignments"
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
[02] Tu Jan 16
- Covered today: Reading vs. language; Linguistics and mental grammar; Phonological awareness [outline]
- To prepare for Th Jan 18:
- Watch this video (captioning available; 9:45) "The periodic table of speech sounds"
- Work through these sound charts for American English
and try to think of more words that use each sound
- Consonants of American English
- Vowels of American English (includes audio examples)
- Optional: Chart with clickable audio for listening to examples of all sounds (some phonetic symbols are slightly different)
- Prep questions: 01.18 | Speech sounds (Canvas Assignments) - due Th Jan 18, 11:30am
- Optional reading if you are interested in exploring these topics further
(see Course Reserves on Canvas)
- For a general overview of linguistics and language structure: Contemporary Linguistics, Ch 1, "Language: A preview" (PDF)
- For more technical phonetics details about the speech sounds of American English: Contemporary Linguistics, chapter 2, "Phonetics: The sounds of language" (PDF)
- On child language acquisition as a natural process: Kaplan (2016), Ch 5 (ebook)
- On the systematicity of non-"standard" language varieties: Kaplan (2016), Ch 2 (ebook)
[03] Th Jan 18
- Covered today: Phonetics—The consonant and vowel sounds of American English
[outline]
- Extra resources (optional): Blog posts from All Things Linguistic on consonants | vowels
- To read for Tu Jan 23: Excerpts from Language Files,
chapter 3, "Phonology"
(PDF; see Course Reserves
on Canvas)
- File 3.0, "What is phonology?", p 100
- File 3.1, "The value of sounds: Phonemes and allophones", pp 101-108
- Prepare: Use this activity to practice phonetic transcription in IPA and prepare for class discussion on Tuesday
- Prep questions: 01.23 | Letter names & speech sounds (Canvas Assignments) - due Tu Jan 23, 11:30am
- FYI: Class on Tu Jan 23 will be on Zoom
- The Zoom link is available in this Canvas Announcement
[04] Tu Jan 23 | on Zoom — [find the Zoom link here]
- Covered today:
[outline]
- Phonology—Allophones; syllables
- Writing systems and orthographic depth
- Assignment: Reflection Essay #2 -
Language sounds and writing systems
- Due Th Jan 25, 12:30pm in Canvas Assignments
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
[05] Th Jan 25 | self-paced
- Covered today: A first look at teaching materials for beginning readers
- Watch: "Phonemic Awareness Routine" (4:57)
- Read: Wilson Fundamentals reading curriculum, Level 1
- Participation activity: Complete activity c01.25 in Canvas Assignments | due Tu Jan 30, 11:30pm
- To prepare for Tu Jan 30:
- Try: Swahili verbs | Using the information given, can you translate from English into Swahili?
- Watch: Structural ambiguity, from Ling Vids (4:28)
[06] Tu Jan 30
- Covered today: Morphology and syntax
[outline]
- Swahili verbs
- Video (Ingrid and the Martian) - Structural ambiguity, from Ling Vids (4:28)
- Wilson Fundations curriculum, Level 1
- To read for Th Feb 1:
Rayner, Pollatsek, Ashby, & Clifton (2012),
Ch 4, "The work of the eyes" (ebook chapter)
- Reading guide (key words and points to focus on) to help you prepare for discussion
- Padlet board for submitting anonymous questions before class
- Accessing the reading:
- The link above should take you directly to the chapter
- If that doesn't work for you, go to "Course Reserves" on Canvas, find Psychology of Reading (2nd edition), and click through to Ch 4
- Prep questions: 02.01 | Visual processing of text
(Canvas Assignments)
- due Th Feb 1, 11:30am [available Tu evening]
- Use the reading guide (above) to help!
[07] Th Feb 1
- Covered today: Extracting visual information from text
[outline]
- Real-time eye-tracking demo (YouTube)
- Upcoming: Information about article presentations next time
- Please fill out the preliminary topic interest survey (GDoc; link is in this Canvas Announcement) by Tu Feb 6
- From the FYS Office: Please complete the 5-minute Preliminary Student Survey for Spring 2024 FYS courses (survey link is in this Canvas Announcement)
[08] Tu Feb 6
- Covered today: Discussion: Writing systems, visual processing, language structure [outline]
- To read for Th Feb 8:
Treiman, Kessler, & Bick (2002), "Context sensitivity in the spelling of English vowels"
- Article link through UNC Libraries | Bibliographic citation
- Use these preparation questions ((1)-(6a))
to help you work through this article and prepare for discussion
- Focus on research questions, experiment design, stimuli
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before Thursday's class
- Prep questions: 02.08 | Research papers (Canvas Assignments) - due Th Feb 8, 11:30am
- Upcoming: Information about article presentations
- Article presentation assignment
- If you haven't already filled out the preliminary topic interest survey, please fill it out by Tu Feb 6 (GDoc; link is in this Canvas Announcement)
[09] Th Feb 8
- Covered today: The structure of a scientific research article
[outline]
- Treiman, Kessler, & Bick (2002) (through UNC Libraries)
- Preparation questions ((1)-(6a))
- To read for Th Feb 15:
- Kaplan (2016),
Appendix A - "Statistics: Brief reference" (ebook chapter)
- This link is supposed to take you right to the PDF chapter (may need SSO login)
- If it doesn't work for you, go to "Course Reserves" on Canvas, find the Kaplan book, and click through to Appendix A
- Treiman, Kessler, & Bick (2002), "Context sensitivity in the spelling of English vowels"
- Article link through UNC Libraries | Bibliographic citation
- Use these preparation questions ((6b)-end)
to help you work through this article and prepare for discussion
- Focus on data, results, conclusions
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before Thursday's class
- Kaplan (2016),
Appendix A - "Statistics: Brief reference" (ebook chapter)
- Prep questions: 02.15 | Data, results, statistics (Canvas Assignments) - due Th Feb 15, 11:30am
Tu Feb 13
- Well-being day — no class
[10] Th Feb 15
- Covered today: Data, statistics, and research results
[outline]
- Treiman, Kessler, & Bick (2002) (through UNC Libraries)
- Preparation questions ((6b)-end)
- To read for Tu Feb 20:
Rayner, Sereno, Lesch, & Pollatsek (1995),
"Phonological codes are automatically activated during reading:
Evidence from an eye movement priming paradigm"
- Article link through UNC Libraries | Bibliographic citation
- Article presentation assignment
guidelines - Use these to prepare for class discussion!
- Expect lots of group discussion on Tu to analyze and interpret the paper
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before class
- Prep questions: 02.20 | Rayner et al. (1995) (Canvas Assignments) - due Tu Feb 20, 11:30am
[11] Tu Feb 20
- Covered today:
[outline]
- Preparing to present a research paper
- Article presentation assignment guidelines
- Phonological code effects in adult silent reading
- Video - Priming
- Blog post - ANOVAs and interactions
- Rayner, Sereno, Lesch, & Pollatsek (1995) (through UNC Libraries)
- Preparing to present a research paper
- To read for Th Feb 22: O'Brien, Mohamed, Yussof, & Ng (2019) (Group 1 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Handout - Pre-presentation discussion preparation
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before class
- Assignment: Group articles - Introduction
(Canvas Assignments)
- due Th Feb 22, 11:30am
- Coordinate with your article group and decide who will take each role in the presentation
[12] Th Feb 22
- Covered today: Pre-presentation discussion: O'Brien et al. (2019) -
Phonological awareness in bilingual early readers
[outline]
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- To read for Tu Feb 27: O'Brien, Mohamed, Yussof, & Ng (2019) (Group 1 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Prepare to discuss RQs, experiments, results, implications
- Assignment: Group 1 presentation on Tu Feb 27
- Individual slides due M Feb 26, 11:59pm
- Combined slides due Tu Feb 27, 11:30am
- Grading criteria
[13] Tu Feb 27
- Covered today: Group 1 presentation discussion: O'Brien et al. (2019)
- Group presentation slides (on Canvas)
- Follow-up discussion [outline]
- To read for Th Feb 29: Juhasz, Gullick, & Shesler (2011) (Group 2 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Handout - Pre-presentation discussion preparation
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before class
- Assignment: Reflection Essay #3 -
Morphological awareness
- Due Th Feb 29, 12:30pm in Canvas Assignments
- Use this "Morphological awareness" web page, from the University of Michigan "Dyslexia Help" web site
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
- Self/peer evaluation for Group 1: Due Th Feb 29, 5pm | Canvas link to access GDoc form
[14] Th Feb 29
- Covered today: Pre-presentation discussion: Juhasz et al. (2011) -
AoA effects in skilled readers
[outline]
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- To read for Tu Mar 5: Juhasz, Gullick, & Shesler (2011) (Group 2 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Prepare to discuss RQs, experiments, results, implications
- Assignment: Group 2 presentation on Tu Mar 5
- Individual slides due M Mar 4, 11:59pm
- Combined slides due Tu Mar 5, 11:30am
- Grading criteria
- Self/peer evaluation for Group 1: Due Th Feb 29, 5pm | Canvas link to access GDoc form
[15] Tu Mar 5
- Covered today: Group 2 presentation discussion: Juhasz et al. (2011)
- Group presentation slides (on Canvas/after class)
- Follow-up discussion [outline]
- To read for Th Mar 7: Wang, Marinus, Nickels, & Castles (2014) (Group 3 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Handout - Pre-presentation discussion preparation
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before class
- Self/peer evaluation for Group 2: Due Th Mar 7, 5pm | Canvas link to access GDoc form
[16] Th Mar 7
- Covered today: Pre-presentation discussion: Wang et al. (2014) -
Orthographic learning and reading difficulty
[outline]
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- To read for Tu Mar 19: Kuo, Ramirez, de Marin, Kim, & Unal-Gezer (2017) (Group 4 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Handout - Pre-presentation discussion preparation
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before class
Tu Mar 12 - Th Mar 14
- Spring Break — no class
[17] Tu Mar 19
- Covered today: Pre-presentation discussion: Kuo et al. (2017),
Morphological awareness in bilingual readers
[outline]
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- To read for Tu Mar 19: Wang et al. (2014) -
Orthographic learning and reading difficulty (Group 3 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Prepare to discuss RQs, experiments, results, implications
[18] Th Mar 21
- Covered today: Group 3 presentation discussion: Wang et al. (2014)
- Group presentation slides (on Canvas/after class)
- Follow-up discussion [outline]
- To read for Th Mar 7: Kuo et al. (2017) (Group 4 article)
- Article link (UNC Libraries)
- Handout - Pre-presentation discussion preparation
- Use this Padlet board to submit anonymous questions before class
- Self/peer evaluation for Group 3: Due Tu Mar 26, 5pm | Canvas link to access GDoc form
- Assignment: Group 4 presentation on Tu Mar 26
- Individual slides due M Mar 25, 11:59pm
- Combined slides due Tu Mar 26, 11:30am
- Grading criteria
- Assignment:
Reflection Essay #4 - Should English spelling be reformed?
- Goes with Napoli & Lee-Schoenfeld (2010), Ch 11, "English spelling is hard..." [Course Reserves link]
- Due Tu Mar 26, 12:30pm in Canvas "Assignments"
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
[19] Tu Mar 26
- Covered today: Group 4 presentation discussion: Kuo et al. (2017)
- Group presentation slides (on Canvas/after class)
- Follow-up discussion [outline]
- Self/peer evaluation for Group 4: Due Tu Apr 2, 5pm | Canvas link to access GDoc form
- Prepare: Final project workshop day in class on Tu Apr 2
- Final project information handout
Th Mar 28
- Well-being day — no class
[20] Tu Apr 2
- Covered today: Final project information and workshop time
[outline]
- Final project information and resources webpage
- Topic brainstorming (Page on Canvas)
- Tips and links for finding references
- Upcoming: Project topic proposal is due Th Apr 4, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
[21] Th Apr 4
- Covered today: Spelling reform — Pros and cons [outline]
- Prepare: Listen to Episode 6 of Emily Hanford's podcast, "Sold a Story"
- Podcast is available here - scroll down to E6
- Alternative: You may read the transcript
- Prepare for discussion in class on Tuesday
- Assignment: Project topic proposal is due Th Apr 4, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
[22] Tu Apr 9
- Covered today: Early reading methods and implications: Three-cueing vs. phonics
[outline]
- Episode 6 of Emily Hanford's podcast, "Sold a Story" [podcast] [transcript]
- Upcoming: On Thursday, we will prepare for the article summary assignments
- Instructions and grading criteria
- Workshop time (check in with me or classmates, or work on your first article)
[23] Th Apr 11
- Covered today: Article summary assignments: Information and workshop time [outline]
- Upcoming: Next week, we will discuss and do some activities related to reading and reading education in the context of speakers of non-"standard" language varieties
- Assignment: Article summary #1 is due Tu Apr 16, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
[24] Tu Apr 16
- Covered today: Varieties of English and implications for reading education (part 1)
[outline]
- Dialect quiz at PureWow
- PBS documentary - Do You Speak American?
- Audio examples of AmEng varieties, from the website for Wolfram & Schilling (2016), American English (3rd edition)
- Voices of North Carolina 8th-grade NC dialects curriculum, from NCSU
- Assignment: Article summary #1 is due Tu Apr 16, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
[25] Th Apr 18
- Covered today: Varieties of English and implications for reading education (part 2) [outline]
- Assignment:
Reflection Essay #5 - End-of-semester reflection
- Due Tu Apr 30, 11:59pm in Canvas "Assignments"
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
- Note: Because of the end of the semester, this RE can be accepted late for only 24 hours after the deadline
[26] Tu Apr 23
- Covered today: Literacy and writing systems around the world
[outline]
- Activity - Cherokee writing system
- Assignment: Article summary #2 is due M Apr 29, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
- Assignment:
Reflection Essay #5 - End-of-semester reflection
- Due Tu Apr 30, 11:59pm in Canvas "Assignments"
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
- Note: Because of the end of the semester, this RE can be accepted late for only 24 hours after the deadline
[27] Th Apr 25
- Covered today: Reading laws; Course wrap-up and conclusions
[outline]
- Podcast - Sold a Story
- Assignment: Article summary #2 is due Tu Apr 30, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
- Assignment:
Reflection Essay #5 - End-of-semester reflection
- Due Tu Apr 30, 11:59pm in Canvas "Assignments"
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
- Note: Because of the end of the semester, this RE can be accepted late for only 24 hours after the deadline
- For Tu Apr 30:
Project workshop day
- See presentation details and grading criteria (linked from final-project info page)
- Peer feedback during class time
- Reminder: Please fill out course evaluations
- General UNC-CH course evaluation - see link in your email
- End-of-course survey specific to FYSs - see Canvas Announcement
[28] Tu Apr 30
- Covered today: Final presentation info; peer conferences and workshop time
- Final project info page
- Details and grading criteria for presentations
- Assignment: Article summary #2 is due Tu Apr 30, 11:55pm in Canvas Assignments
- Assignment:
Reflection Essay #5 - End-of-semester reflection
- Due Tu Apr 30, 11:59pm in Canvas "Assignments"
- See Guidelines for reflection essays
- Note: Because of the end of the semester, this RE can be accepted late for only 24 hours after the deadline
- Reminder: Please fill out course evaluations
- General UNC-CH course evaluation - see link in your email
- End-of-course survey specific to FYSs - see Canvas Announcement
- Upcoming: Final presentations on M May 6, 4-7pm (final exam period)
- Final project info page
- Details and grading criteria for presentations
- Presentation slides (PDF preferred) due M May 6, 2pm in Canvas Assignments
- M May 6, 4:00-7:00pm
- Dey 304 (our usual classroom)
- Presentation program (via Canvas)