{"id":223,"date":"2010-10-08T16:05:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-08T16:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc2\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2011-02-10T09:09:41","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T17:09:41","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cLanguage was given to us by the land we live within\u2026My own father told me that it was the land that changed to language because there is special knowledge in each different place. All my elders say that it is land that holds all knowledge of life and death is a constant teacher. It is said in Okanagan that the land constantly speaks. It is constantly communicating. Not to learn its language is to die. We survived and thrived by listening intently to its teachings\u2014to its language\u2014and inventing human words to retell its stories to our succeeding generations. It is the land that speaks N\u2019silxcn through the generations of ancestors to us.\u201d -Jeanette Armstrong<\/em><\/p>\n

We begin this learning unit by introducing you to the key ideas you will learn, objectives, and learning outcomes. The learning unit is oriented to exploring ways to support young Aboriginal children with the literacy practices associated with schooling and that also honour their language, culture, values, and traditions. The learning unit is applicable to Aboriginal Head Start sites that are already incorporating early literacy components in family literacy programs or for those who are thinking about introducing or incorporating Aboriginal language traditions as a new initiative at their project site.<\/p>\n

Key Learning Ideas<\/h3>\n

1. Aboriginal children\u2019s early language development and literacy learning experiences that honour their culture, values, and traditions are pivotal to early literacy success.<\/p>\n

2. Language learning experiences promote the beginning processes of learning to read and write as young children reach school age.<\/p>\n

3. A goal of literacy learning and language development includes the ability to use oral language proficiently. Indigenous languages in Canada are oral languages.<\/p>\n

4. The incorporation of traditional values and practices into an early literacy program has been called both Native Literacy and Aboriginal Literacy. In this learning unit we will refer to these ideas as Aboriginal literacy.<\/p>\n

Objectives of the Unit<\/h3>\n

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  • To identify ways to incorporate traditional Aboriginal values and traditional language practices in early literacy experiences for young learners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • To identify characteristics of optimal literacy learning environments and learning spaces for young Aboriginal children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • To explore foundational components of early literacy, with specific attention to the relationship of Aboriginal oral language traditions to school readiness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • To identify ways of developing or strengthening Aboriginal languages as an integral part of an Aboriginal family and community literacy initiative in your Head Start site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n

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          At the completion of this learning unit, you should:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Understand the importance of early literacy experiences for young children participating in Aboriginal family and community literacy initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • Create effective learning environments that build on traditional and school-based language experiences of young Aboriginal children and their families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              • \u00b7 <\/span>Demonstrate an understanding of key milestones of early language and literacy development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • Access a range of language and literacy resources to support early literacy experiences for children and families in Aboriginal Head Start.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  \u201cLanguage was given to us by the land we live within\u2026My own father told me that it was the land that changed to language because there is special knowledge in each different place. All my elders say that it is land that holds all knowledge of life and death is a constant teacher. It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2432,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-223","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2432"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":231,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/223\/revisions\/231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/afclc4\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}