Chapter 12 Reading Stages of Reading Development 1

Chapter 12 Reading

Stages of Reading Development 1. Early Literacy: Below grade level 1 2. Decoding: Reading grade levels 1 & beginning 2 3. Fluency: Reading grade levels 2– 3 4. Use Reading for Learning: Reading grade levels 4– 8 5. Multiple Viewpoints: H. S. reading grade levels 9– 12 6. Construction & Reconstruction: College and beyond 2

Literature-Based Approach to Teaching Reading • Strong relationships among language systems—oral language, reading, writing • Immerse young children in language and books • Balanced approach to reading • Guided reading • Writing • Independent reading 3

Explicit Code-Emphasis Instruction • Systematic, direct instruction of alphabet code • Mapping linkage of letters and words • Early attainment of decoding skills • Children need an early start in reading 4

Elements of Reading (National Reading Panel) • Word Recognition • Fluency • Comprehension 5

Word Recognition • Phonics • Sight words • Context clues • Structural analysis 6

Improving Fluency • Repeated reading • Predictable books • Neurological impress method • Read-along method 7

Reading Comprehension • Depends upon what reader brings to the text • A language process • A thinking process • Requires interaction with the text 8

Improving Reading Comprehension • Building vocabulary • Using basal readers • Activating background knowledge • Language experience method • Reading-writing connection • Learning strategies • K-W-L 9

K-W-L Strategy Sheet 10

Word Web 11

Special Approaches • Multisensory methods – – Orton-Gillingham Wilson Fernald Others • Reading recovery • Direct instruction • Using computers 12