Preparing the first primer lessons for the Gudschinsky instructional program

Preparing the first primer lessons for the Gudschinsky instructional program

Introduction

The first lessons in the primer for the Gudschinsky instructional program are slightly different from the lessons in the rest of the series. These early lessons have to include enough material for the teacher to have something to use for comparison.

It is sometimes best to prepare advanced lessons in the primer before planning the first lessons. This order is suggested because the limited material available for use in the first lessons makes it more difficult to plan them.

Tip:

This module is based on two books:

Literacy primers The Gudschinsky method by Ernest Lee
A Workshop guide for primer construction by Katharine Barnwell

Because the last book is an external document, each link to it opens a PDF file using the Acrobat Reader program and displays the first page of the book. You can jump to a specific location in the book by using the appropriate bookmark in the outline window.

See:

Navigating in external PDF documents with Acrobat Reader

Prerequisites

Here are some prerequisites for preparing the first primer lessons for the Gudschinsky instructional program:

You need to complete the preliminary planning for the primer(s).

See:
Planning primer lessons for the Gudschinsky instructional program
You need to complete the pre-primer planning.
You may need to complete some advanced lessons, perhaps working back to the first lesson.

See:
The first primer lessons (Lee)

Things to do

Here are the things to do when you prepare the first primer lessons for the Gudschinsky instructional program:

Complete some advanced lessons (optional).
Plan new letter lesson.

Tip:
You can teach three or four letters in the first lessons, but try not to overload the learners.
See:
Step 6 (Barnwell)

Reading new letters in the first lessons (Lee)

Reading connected material in the first lessons (Lee)

Writing in the first lessons (Lee)
Plan functor lesson.
You can teach a functor in the first lesson if the preprimer material has pretaught some letters, such as the vowels. Alternatively, the functor can be taught as a sight word in the preprimer or in this lesson.
See:
Reading a new functor in the first lessons (Lee)

Step 6 (Barnwell)

Sources
	Literacy primers The Gudschinsky method
	A workshop guide for primer construction

Context for this page:

Task module: Preparing the first primer lessons for the Gudschi...
In task module: Planning primer lessons for the Gudschinsky instru..., by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In task module: Preparing a primer for the Gudschinsky instruction..., by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In task module: Developing primers, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In task module: Developing materials to teach reading and writing
In task module: Developing instructional materials, by Trudy K. Stewart, Leah B. Walter (contributor), and Trudi C. Hunt (contributor)
In task module: Developing an instructional program, by Kenneth A. Boothe (contributor), Patricia M. Davis (contributor), Trudy K. Stewart (general editor), Leah B. Walter (contributor), Glenys Waters (contributor), and Adelle R. Walter (illustrator)
In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 22 October 1999