Seb Sharks And Fish Summary

The learning provisions for development in literacy are extremely important and can be reached by using their language skills. They learn to communicate with others through three main ways: they are Speaking, Reading and Writing. These three areas interact with each other and develop the Childs self-expression and imagination. They must be given the opportunity within all different subject areas to use and extend their language so that their thinking skills progress to a higher level.

Donohue, Patrick and Log, Destin. “Sharks 101.” State and Regional Newspaper, 7 September. 2006. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 28 May. 2016.

In “What do you know about sharks?” by Sharon Guynup and “Great White Sharks” by Peter Benchley the clique thought of the “anthropophagous”, savage, and villainous shark is turned on its head. The two articles take widely accepted myths and debunk them with facts. Evidence that supports that the fish aren’t the vicious marine people-eaters that the media has depicted them as has been found. In this text the findings on the animal will be explored. This is the shark’s Real Bite.

Seb’s interest is particularly captured by the creation of his shark. He seems quite excited when making the shark with the use of buttons, sequences and glitter thus creating a storyline of sharks and fishes as he goes along.

The report includes the use of research in linking to theories of language development and supporting children with EAL, practice, parent partnership in the form of gaining information on the interests of the child, observations, role of practitioners, and peers. Parents were also encouraged to stay within sessions.

Sharks have been creatures that can date back to over 450 billion years, and have survived through all disaster and still live on Earth today. This is a great feat for anything to stay in existence for that amount of time, and hopefully sharks can continue to live on this Earth and not go extinct. There are hundreds if not thousands of species of shark from when they first swam Earth’s oceans to when they continue to swim the same oceans. The study of sharks is a very interesting and extraordinary topic, being able to put together images of what sharks used to look like compared to sharks now is just amazing. In this vast amount of time sharks have spent on this Earth there has been many things that has changed, through evolution and adaptation. Through research and personal opinion I plan to show how sharks have evolved, what has changed through evolution and the history of

Take a dive into the blue and venture in a world where after 450 million years of evolution these predators are still going strong. Some can reach speeds faster than speed boats and race cars, some are the size of whales, and some can live up to 200 years. These predators have no intention of going anywhere any time soon; learn more about these extraordinary creatures in the book “Sharks,” by: Michael Bright which can be found in the nonfiction, marine biology section of the library or bookstore near you.

Shark facts characteristics and behavior all sharks live in oceans. However very few species can survive in freshwater but for only for a short period. About 450 shark species have been identified so far. Sharks are cold-blooded fish that have muscular streamlined bodies with skeletons, which are made up of cartilage like other fish. Sharks have gills to breathe but the gills are not covered and can be easily seen as gill slits. There are about 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of their throat. But like bony fish, sharks do not have scales instead they have denticles which make their skin very rough. The size of the Sharks varies widely. The largest shark is the whale shark while the smallest shark is spiny dogfish shark. Sharks lack

The shark is an interesting creature that can be deadly. There are about 360 different kinds of sharks, like dogfish sharks, six gill sharks and saw sharks. Fun thing: did you know some sharks can live up to 100 years? And did you know the cartilage in a shark’s body keeps growing throughout its life?

Sharks mostly live in tropical or temperate ocean waters, but some have adapted to colder water and even fresh water. There are some species that can live in rivers and lakes!

A shark can be defined as a marine fish that has rough greyish skin and a skeleton made of cartilage, which usually prey on other animals and are sometimes dangerous to people (Merriam-Webster, 2011). The most tragic shark attack towards humans in history occurred with the sinking of the USS Indianapolis (Nelson, 2002). According to Discovery Channels Ocean of Fear (2012), three specific sharks are responsible for the USS Indianapolis nightmare. Sharks have been known to attack humans, although it is rare and they do not usually initiate attacks.

“Literacy learning has a profound and lasting effect on the social and academic lives of children. Their future educational opportunities and career choices are directly related to literacy ability. Since early childhood is the period when language develops most rapidly, it is imperative that young children are provided with a variety of developmentally appropriate literacy experiences throughout each day, and that the classroom environment is rich with language, both spoken and printed. Early childhood teachers are responsible for both understanding the developmental continuum of language and literacy and for supporting each child’s literacy development.

This research was carried out in an Early Childhood Care and Education Centre located in an urban community. It is based on a four year old child whose name is Sarah Lall (not real name). She is very loving and helpful but interaction with her peers is limited since she does not speak in clear sentences. Her words do not take the form of complete sentences and sometimes puzzles the teachers and her peers as to what she is trying to say. Based on face to face interviews with her mother it was clear that she is not given much opportunity to communicate at home which as a result her vocabulary is limited. Many young children lack vital experiences in background knowledge that develop vocabulary and other

‘A tiny sixteen-month-old child toddles off down the garden path. Close behind her follow two adults. She pauses, looks around and says meaningfully: “Windy.” The adults scribble furiously in their Woolworths notepads.’ Homes all over the world, scenarios like this are repeated in a way to experience every tiny word said by the child, it is almost an achievement and a breakthrough for some parents to hear their child say, ‘mama’ or ‘dad’ for the first time but what is put into this development is what is earned back. Language acquisition is established all around the intellectual development of a child.

The term Emergent literacy was coined originally by Marie Clay in 1966 but was later updated by Teale and Sulzby in 1986 (Zygouris-Coe, 2001). Emergent literacy can be defined as “the basic building blocks for learning to read and write” (Phillips, n.d). Emergent literacy begins as early as infancy and develops through early childhood. As past research shows, this is why the home environment is such an important part of the child’s early life. The environment shapes their experiences and promotes meaningful interaction with those around them which will later shape their language development (Zygouris-Coe, 2001). The next section will discuss what impact the home environment has on emergent literacy.