Sara Gordon

Dr. Orr
CIED 1003
14 September 2016
Teaching Tube Assignment
Video #1
http://www.teachertube.com/video/run-ons-and-fragments-432462
Run Ons and Fragments (Grammar for Kids)3 min 47 sec. This video on
teachertube.com is explains what run-on sentences are and how to fix them. It gives
specific examples of run-on sentences and how to correct them. This video would be
useful to help illustrate the curriculum standard for Language Standards (L) for grade 3
learners, especially section 1.
For grade three learners, the curriculum standard states that students should be
able to write several different types of text,and be able to produce simple, compound,
and complex sentences correctly. Students are learning to develop their own voice and
style of writing, but doing it properly can be tricky at first. Run-on sentences are a very
common grammatical mistake made by students of every age because they are not
properly taught the definitive rules of grammar. This video would be very helpful to
explain how to avoid this common mistake or correct it if needed. It provides excellent
examples, which put run-on sentences into context.
Video #2
http://www.teachertube.com/video/vowels-424089
Vowels55 sec. This video on teachertube.com explains the basics of vowels.
Providing the sound each vowel makes and an example of a word associated with these
sounds and letters. This video would be extremely useful to illustrate the curriculum
standards in section three for Reading Standards: Foundational Skills (RF) for grade
two students.
In grade two, students are expected to have a grade-appropriate understanding
of vowels, both long and short in one and two syllable words. This video would help lay
down the foundation for understanding of what vowels are. You are given examples of
each vowel sound and shown how they are placed in words. You are shown how to
pronounce each vowel as well. When students are first learning the foundations of
reading, vowels are an extremely important concept. This video would extremely helpful
for explaining this concept.