tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post1452843644547103015..comments2024-03-28T20:36:01.373+11:00Comments on The Snow Report: Renovating the Language HousePamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-41487220146232749372015-07-22T11:49:50.547+10:002015-07-22T11:49:50.547+10:00Thanks for your comment Fiona. I couldn't agre...Thanks for your comment Fiona. I couldn't agree more with you about the importance of nurturing environments, which is something I talk about in some detail when I present this model to workshop audiences. Perhaps the solid ground should refer to "social and emotional" contexts for language use - I will update the diagram when I get a moment!<br /><br />Thanks again for the comment<br /><br />warm wishes<br />PamPamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-6865999253932599112015-07-22T09:16:34.978+10:002015-07-22T09:16:34.978+10:00I am wondering if there's scope to link more b...I am wondering if there's scope to link more broadly to the role of nurturing environments beyond say, instructional environment or role models or social capital? Anthony Biglan is really instructive in this regard I feel: nurtureeffect.com. The more I learn about affective neuroscience the more critical I feel this broader context is for oral and literacy development and instruction. Fiona Healy O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955313027097489199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-26777536257101825412015-06-18T00:19:08.898+10:002015-06-18T00:19:08.898+10:00A schematic such as your Language House opens the ...A schematic such as your Language House opens the door to addressi the complexity involved --which is inherently more complicated.<br /><br />The thing is, all of the matters outside both western and eastern walls are "nice but not essential" to instruct "Literacy" because they "come with the kid." That is, irrespective of how positive or negative the considerations outside the west wall, if a child can speak in full sentences and participate in everyday conversation, the child is "good to go" insofar as schooling in reading is concerned. That schooling can be conducted anywhere. It's the detailed characteristics of the instruction that are important. <br /><br />As much damage as good can come from well-intentioned attempts to boost the "outside the western wall" considerations independently or collectively. That's a whole nother story.Dick Schutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815175767173164494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-77993879742488191692015-06-17T20:10:18.068+10:002015-06-17T20:10:18.068+10:00Thanks Dick! I chose "transition to literacy&...Thanks Dick! I chose "transition to literacy" to reflect the fact that (ideally) this begins before formal instruction, in the form of text exposure via adults reading books and incidentally commenting on written text etc. However "instructional environment" is at the top of the western wall, given its fundamental importance.<br /><br />Glad you like my house :-)Pamela Snow | The Snow Reporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17754222675609183221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-673598978629390697.post-41998239919737245022015-06-17T00:16:15.782+10:002015-06-17T00:16:15.782+10:00A helpful schematic that houses a lot of conceptua...A helpful schematic that houses a lot of conceptual complexity very simply. I'd label the left (Western) wall "Schooling for Literacy" rather than "Transition to" to convey the importance of instruction from birth on in the schema. And the word "social" in the roof could be boosted to capital letter status. But these are picky points. It's a good house.Dick Schutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815175767173164494noreply@blogger.com