Reading instruction…
it’s not just
“sound-it-out” anymore!
Presented by
Melanie Condon
Our OBJECTIVE for this morning is:
We will get an overview of the reading components and discuss
how reading is being taught to our children at Round Hill
Elementary.
Stop and Jot!
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Find a post-it note on your table. Stop
and Jot the three most important things
about learning to read!
What Our Kids Have to Say…
What Our Kids Have to Say…
Children need all
3 cueing systems!
Phonemic awareness &
Phonics…This is just ONE PART!
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Phonemic awareness- hearing sounds in words
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Phonics-sound/letter relationship (attaching a letter or
chunk to a specific sound)
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PALS assessment (Phonological Awareness Literacy
Screening)
Fluency
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reading accurately, effortlessly, and automatically.
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Fluent readers attend to punctuation, use expression,
and read smoothly at a good pace.
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Fast DOES NOT equal fluent!
AIMS web assessment (words per minute)
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO IMPROVE READING FLUENCY?
The Ultimate Goal of
Reading=COMPREHENSION
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Your child may be able to say words accurately and
fluently, but if he or she doesn’t understand what the
author is saying, the child is not READING!
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Good readers: make connections, predict and infer,
question, monitor, visualize, and
summarize.
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DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)
Reading Strategies Your Child
Should use:
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Look at the pictures!
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Think about what makes sense!
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Get your mouth ready for the first
sound!
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Reread and try again!
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Skip the word, read on, and go
back!
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Look for little parts or words you
know!
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Sound it out IN CHUNKS! fl ow er
Buddy Reading
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Find someone who is sitting near you. Get a book from
Mrs. Condon and APPLY those strategies! GO!
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Was it easy or hard? What kinds of challenges did you
face?
Reading Instruction
at School
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What do you know about how your child is being
instructed in reading at school?
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Turn and talk about it with someone sitting near you.
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What is your comfort level with this type of instruction?
In school Pathways to Reading
and Writing instruction looks
like…
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Whole group
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Shared reading
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Interactive read aloud
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Writing mini-lesson
Small group
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Guided reading
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Guided writing
Individual
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Independent reading and
Conferencing with students
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Writer’s Workshop
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Differentiation happens in all
parts of this instruction!
As a parent, what can you do?
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Read to your child! (yes, even after they know how to read!!)
Model good reading!
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When your child is reading to you, make sure the book is not too
hard…Use the 5 Finger Rule!
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Give your child time to figure it out…don’t correct right away.
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Give your child specific praise at the end of the book that he or
she reads. (I like the way you…)
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Discuss books with your child. Talk about characters, problems,
and solutions. Help your child to make connections with text.
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Point out words in your child’s environment. Practice reading these
words.
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Help your child memorize sight words! This just takes practice!
What is the Five Finger Rule?
What Else Can You Do?
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Teach your child to THINK!
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Build Reading STAMINA!
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Show your child that READING IS IMPORTANT!
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Make reading FUN and not a chore!
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ENCOURAGE your child to read!
How do we want the kids to
feel about READING??
Resources for parents
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My web page- go to the Round Hill website and find me!
I have many resources up on my web page.
http://www.lcps.org/roundhill
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I am happy to meet with you at any time to discuss
reading strategies or your child and his or her reading.
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Your child’s classroom teacher is a valuable resource.
Questions and comments