Pretraining
Knowledge Refinement
Principle in Action
HOMER provides an early literacy learning app for kids ages 2 to 8. It introduces foundational literacy skills to learners through scaffolded stages before diving into complex reading tasks. The learning journey progresses through different stages: first building letter recognition and formation skills, then introducing phonics connections, and ultimately transitioning to reading short words and sentences. By transforming reading from an overwhelming challenge into a natural, engaging exploration, it allows children to develop essential literacy skills with appropriate pre-training.
Homer's Learning Pathway
Learners start from building letter recognition skills
Learners progress to letter formation skills
Learners advance to reading short words and sentences
Learners start from building letter recognition skills
Discuss in your team
What prior skills are required for learners in this specific learning experience?
How can these prior skills be practiced effectively before the lesson? Multiple short practices or one long practice?
How can you ensure learners have sufficient experience with those skills?
Principle Definition
Provide learners with some exposure to necessary skills, language, and concepts before the actual lesson. It can help beginners manage their processing of complex material by reducing the amount of essential processing they do at the time of the presentation.
Pretraining
Knowledge Refinement
Principle Definition
Provide learners with some exposure to necessary skills, language, and concepts before the actual lesson. It can help beginners manage their processing of complex material by reducing the amount of essential processing they do at the time of the presentation.
Principle in Action
Homer's Learning Pathway
HOMER provides an early literacy learning app for kids ages 2 to 8. It introduces foundational literacy skills to learners through scaffolded stages before diving into complex reading tasks. The learning journey progresses through different stages: first building letter recognition and formation skills, then introducing phonics connections, and ultimately transitioning to reading short words and sentences. By transforming reading from an overwhelming challenge into a natural, engaging exploration, it allows children to develop essential literacy skills with appropriate pre-training.
Learners start from building letter recognition skills
Learners progress to letter formation skills
Learners advance to reading short words and sentences
Discuss in your team
What prior skills are required for learners in this specific learning experience?
How can these prior skills be practiced effectively before the lesson? Multiple short practices or one long practice?
How can you ensure learners have sufficient experience with those skills?
