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=William Portelli, 700190459= = INTRODUCTION =

As a Teacher, teaching children to read and write is perhaps the most important thing you can do. It is a skill that your students will have for life, and without it, jobs and opportunities in life would be a lot harder to come by.
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This Wiki will set out to present information that will help you as a teacher, learn the basic skills needed to teach reading and writing. It has been set out in an easy to read format, whilst still remaining informative. || || **Teaching good habits** As Teachers, there are certain habits and attitudes that we try to teach children. It is important that they are aware of spelling rules and strategies and that they try to apply them when reading and writing. Proof reading is also an important habit to teach children. When children proof read over their work, the ability to identify their own mistakes is sign of a good speller. If they are able to spot their own mistakes in both spelling and sentence structure, it will give them a greater awareness of their strengths and weaknesses and what they need to work on. The above is very important for every student. As teachers, we must make sure that the children enjoy writing. If we don’t make it fun for them, then they are not going to continue to develop their skills. The literacy block is a class structure used by most teachers. It consists of one hour devoted to reading tasks, followed by one hour of writing tasks. It is most effective at the beginning of the day. Students are more alert and able to concentrate better than in the afternoon.
 * Literacy Block **