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How to Read

Learning to read is a critical step in a child's development. Yet 4 out of 10 children will experience problems. The articles below elaborate on the skills needed to become a fluent reader.

Basic Reading Concepts

  • Concepts of Print
  • Alphabetic Principle
  • Phonological vs. Phonemic Awareness
  • The Five Key Areas of Reading
  • Ideal Timeline For Teaching Literacy

Phonemic Awareness

  • Acquiring Phonemic Awareness Can be Phun
  • 17 Spectacular Nursery Rhymes
  • Singing Enhances Phonemic Awareness
  • Learning Your ABCs at the Dinner Table

Phonics and Word Recognition

  • Teaching Tips for Phonics and Word Recognition
  • Sequence of Phonics Instruction - Part I
  • Sequence of Phonics Instruction - Part II
  • Sequence of Phonics Instruction - Part III
  • Sequence of Phonics Instruction - Part IV
  • Expose Children to Irregular Words Early & Often
  • The Dynamic Duo: Phonics and Sight Words

Fluency

  • Teaching Fluency
  • Monitoring Fluency

Vocabulary

  • Don’t Dumb It Down
  • Taking Specific Word Instruction Too Far

Comprehesion

  • Basic Comprehension Strategies
  • Seven Secrets to Reading Comprehension
  • Seven Habits of a Good Reader


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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part III

Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part III Phonics relies on letter-sound relationships to teach children to identify words. When teaching phonics a methodical and explicit approach is recommended, begin with the easier relationships and then gradually progress to the more complex letter-sound

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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part II

Phonics teaches children to identify relationships between letters and sounds which aids in indentifying words. When teaching phonics a methodical and explicit approach works best. Begin with the simple relationships – ones a child can easily understand and gradually move along the continuum to the

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Sequence of Phonics Instruction – Part I

Phonics instruction uses sound-symbol relationships to help a child identify unknown words. The English language uses 26 letters to represent approximately forty-four sounds with over one hundred letter arrangements - ways to spell these sounds. It’s quite easy to see how a child could quickly

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Ideal Timeline for Teaching Literacy

Ideal Timeline for Teaching Literacy By the end of third grade, a child should possess all the skills needed to read proficiently. The typical progression occurs over many years as a child obtains the various skills needed to read efficiently, ranging from recognizing a rhyme to applying the

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Acquiring Phonemic Awareness Can be Phun

Possessing phonemic awareness when a child starts school greatly assists in producing a proficient reader. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate the individual sounds in spoken words. Whereas phonological awareness refers to a general understanding of our language - noticing word

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Seven Habits of a Good Reader

Seven Habits of a Good Reader A good reader actively thinks as he reads. Vaugh and Linan-Thompson authors of Research-Based Methods of Reading Instruction refer to a good reader as an “active processor of text.” Good readers possess the following seven habits: Reads Rapidly and Accurately A

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Sight words are high frequency words that should be read fluently and automatically upon sight; they are among the most common English words and many are not spelled phonetically.

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