Useful balanced literacy strategies in teaching Chinese ZiJie HU New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math
Read a story, book of fiction, news article, picture book, essay, poem, etc to another person. Develop vocabulary knowledge, focused listening skills or critical thinking skills. The Literacy Collaborative Model 1. Interactive Read Aloud
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1. Interactive Read Aloud Read a story, book of fiction, news article, picture book, essay, poem, etc to another person. Develop vocabulary knowledge, focused listening skills or critical thinking skills. 8th grade Intermediate level 寻人启事： 李林 男。身高一米七。脸微胖，身材偏瘦。皮肤微黑，短眉小眼。大嘴。光头。四十二岁，上海人，说普通话。 联系电话： 13817099887 lián xì 地址：中国上海市东方路 1800 弄 43 号 601 室
Interactive Read aloud Activity: Pre-reading: Discuss the type of advertisement it is. 寻 xún= 找 启 qǐ = 开 During reading: Pair work: high light the facial feature and body part. 眉 = 眉毛 ; 眼 = 眼睛 ; 嘴 = 嘴巴 Circle the new vocabulary and write down the meaning you think it is. Word study: 微 = 有点儿 偏 =tend to (be). Post-reading: Create a missing person ad.
2. Working with words-Character study Components of words/radicals can help students “spell” the Chinese characters
Intermediate level: Break down characters into components and radicals
Analyze each new character to students on a daily base:
Word family: Make connections of the character with the same radical.
Make connections between the components the character contains. Explain the original meaning of the character. Ask students to make their own story.
Introduce basic radicals
Character Radicals/components 取 qǔ 耳 ěr 又 yòu
2.Working with words-Character study Components of words/word roots