Difference between revisions of "Punctuation: Commas"
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| − | <br> | + | 6.<br> |
=== Materials === | === Materials === | ||
| − | <br> | + | *Set B: Used to illustrate commas. It is constructed as for Set A. (As presented on Punctuation: Capital Letters and Periods).<br> |
=== Preparation === | === Preparation === | ||
| − | <br> | + | This is an individual presentation.<br> |
=== Presentation === | === Presentation === | ||
| − | <br> | + | #Bring the child’s attention to the commas by saying: “I see two little red marks. These are called ‘commas’. Can you say comma?” |
| + | #Have the child read the sentence. Bring to the child’s attention that the sentence is very long. | ||
| + | #Tell the child that commas tell us to pause just for a short breath by saying: “Sometimes in a very long sentence, we have to stop to take a breath. And we can take our breath whenever we see a comma.” | ||
| + | #Have the child read the sentence with these pauses. | ||
| + | #Bring the child’s attention to the words that come between the two comas. Tell the child that the words between the commas give us additional information. | ||
| + | #Tell the child that we can read the sentence without the words between the commas. | ||
| + | #Read the sentence without the words between the commas. | ||
| + | #Tell the child that although it makes sense, the words between the commas give us some additional information that helps us understand the sentence a little better. | ||
| + | #Have the child read the sentence again. | ||
| + | #Read all of the cards before putting them away. | ||
| + | #Take out the second set of cards. | ||
| + | #Lay out the commas in a row. | ||
| + | #Take one sentence at a time, help the child conversationally place each punctuation mark where needed. | ||
| + | #Have the child check his work against the first set. <br> | ||
=== Control Of Error === | === Control Of Error === | ||
| − | <br> | + | The sentence written with the correct punctuation written in red.<br> |
=== Points Of Interest === | === Points Of Interest === | ||
| − | <br> | + | <br> |
=== Purpose === | === Purpose === | ||
| − | <br> | + | *To make the child aware of basic sentence punctuation. |
| + | *To help the child write and read.<br> | ||
=== Variation === | === Variation === | ||
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=== Links === | === Links === | ||
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=== Handouts/Attachments === | === Handouts/Attachments === | ||
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[[Category:Language]] | [[Category:Language]] | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 2 June 2009
Contents
Age
6.
Materials
- Set B: Used to illustrate commas. It is constructed as for Set A. (As presented on Punctuation: Capital Letters and Periods).
Preparation
This is an individual presentation.
Presentation
- Bring the child’s attention to the commas by saying: “I see two little red marks. These are called ‘commas’. Can you say comma?”
- Have the child read the sentence. Bring to the child’s attention that the sentence is very long.
- Tell the child that commas tell us to pause just for a short breath by saying: “Sometimes in a very long sentence, we have to stop to take a breath. And we can take our breath whenever we see a comma.”
- Have the child read the sentence with these pauses.
- Bring the child’s attention to the words that come between the two comas. Tell the child that the words between the commas give us additional information.
- Tell the child that we can read the sentence without the words between the commas.
- Read the sentence without the words between the commas.
- Tell the child that although it makes sense, the words between the commas give us some additional information that helps us understand the sentence a little better.
- Have the child read the sentence again.
- Read all of the cards before putting them away.
- Take out the second set of cards.
- Lay out the commas in a row.
- Take one sentence at a time, help the child conversationally place each punctuation mark where needed.
- Have the child check his work against the first set.
Control Of Error
The sentence written with the correct punctuation written in red.
Points Of Interest
Purpose
- To make the child aware of basic sentence punctuation.
- To help the child write and read.
Variation
Links
Handouts/Attachments
