Very Important Distinctions In Literacy
Activities
What students do during the lesson, i. e. clapping, writing a sentence, discussing, listening, etc.
Strategies
A series of activities with the purpose of improving skills designated by the teacher. Strategies have a recognizable “brand name:” ABC Book, Read Aloud, Interactive Writing.
Methods
A collection of activities and strategies serving a common purpose, all arising fro the same philosophical stance: Explicit, systematic phonics instruction; sight method; sheltered instruction; SDAIE.