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06/2018
Mrs Wordsmith: The Narrative Journey
Mrs Wordsmith
Literacy
Mrs Wordsmith is a product for learning new English words.
The Narrative Journey is a product for practicing new vocabulary, storytelling and boosting reading and writing skills. The product is for children aged 7–11 who need fundamental storytelling skills to thrive at school and in life.
Age groups
Elementary
Middle school
Price
Subscription
Languages
English
English US
English UK
Platform
Non-digital product
Registration
Required
Offline play
Internet required
Price
Subscription
The Narrative Journey provides a large variety of high-quality and well-designed content about new words.
The product includes engaging and memorable visuals.
The package is easy to use for the teacher and it provides a lot of materials per word. The words can be explored in any order.
The activities are simple to understand but engaging to do.
The pedagogical analysis covers how the product supports learning of the identified skills. The student’s role is assessed by four contrary pair parameters, which are selected to cover the most essential aspects on the use of the product.
The following are the high educational quality aspects in this product.
Mrs. Wordsmith provides a large variety of high-quality and well-designed content about new words.
The activities are simple to understand but engaging to do.
The package is easy to use for the teacher and it provides a lot of materials per word. The words can be explored in any order.
The product encourages to move forward as every day or week there are new words and activities for learners.
The supported learning goals are identified by matching the product with several relevant curricula descriptions on this subject area. The soft skills are definitions of learning goals most relevant for the 21st century. They are formed by taking a reference from different definitions of 21st century skills and Finnish curriculum.
Subject based learning goals
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
Analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to convey experiences and events.
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.
Distinguish shades of meaning among related words that describe states of mind or degrees of certainty.
Distinguish the literal and nonliteral meanings of words and phrases in context.
Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds.
Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner and adjectives differing in intensity.
Sort words into categories to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
Use knowledge of the meaning of individual words to predict the meaning of compound words.
Use words and phrases acquired through conversations to describe.
Link ideas within categories of information using words and phrases
Determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Demonstrate understanding of words antonyms and synonyms.
Correctly use frequently confused words
Choose words and phrases to convey ideas precisely.
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed
Use context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative language
Link ideas within and across categories of information using words, phrases, and clauses
Link opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely.
Acquire conversational, general academic, and domain specific words and phrases.
Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.
Soft skills learning goals
Learning to acquire, modify and produce information in different forms
Practicing logical reasoning to understand and interpret information in different forms
Learning the basics of spelling
Learning to plan and design own written content and textual representations
Practicing categorization and classification
Practicing to observe spoken and written language
Practicing letters, alphabets and written language
Practicing to use arts as a way to express
Creating requirements for creative thinking
Practicing to look things from different perspectives
Learning to build information on top of previously learned
Practicing to notice causal connections
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