Reading Themed from A to Z
Teaching Reading to Diverse Learners By: Ally Trew
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A is for Alliteration
The repetition of a particular sound, usually inital consonants.
B is for Book Boxes
A book box is where students can find books at or near their level.
C is for Cooperative Learning
involves structuring classes around small groups that work together in such a way that each group member is successful.
Differentiate
Individualize your lessons based upon each child's particular needs.
Essential Components of Reading
The 5 components of a successful Reading program include: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.
Fluency
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Reading accurately, with expresion, and with understanding.
Grapheme
Is the smallest semantically distinguishing unit in a written language
How To Books
Reading and writing how to books help students to organize information, learn and use transition words, and aid them in following multi step directions.
Informational Texts
Focuses on the biological, social, and physical worlds around us. It informs us!
Jigsaw Groups
Are diverse in gender, ability, race, etc.
KWL Charts
KWL charts are a graphic organizer teachers use before, during, and after teaching. It is organized in three sections: What I know, What I want to know, and What I learned.
Lexicon
Are words that are in your working memory.
Mini Lesson
A short, meaningful, concentrated lesson.
iNstructional Routine to Teaching Vocabulary
Introduce the word. Explain the word. Provide samples. Engage student in activities/elaborations and make relevant. Monitor understanding. Keep a word wall. Revisit.
Open Sort
A sort without pre-determined categories.
Phonological Awareness
Phonological awareness refers to an individual's awareness of the phonological structure, or sound structure, of spoken words.Phonological awareness is an important and reliable predictor of later reading ability and has, therefore, been the focus of much research
Q, R, Spelling Stages
There are 5 stages in which children learn to spell: Emergent, Letter Name, Within-Word, Syallables & Affixes, and Derivational Relations
Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 Vocabulary
Tier 1 words are words used in our daily language. Tier 2 words are more abstract and complex. Tier 3 are words are low frequency.
Universal Screener
Universal screening is a type of assessment that is characterized by the administration of quick, low-cost, repeatable testing of age-appropriate skills to all students.
Vocabulary and Words
One of the five components to reading. Vocabulary is students knowledge of and memory for word meanings.
XYZ- Now I've read my abc's,
now it's time to use my coding strategy....
Be a reflective reader by pausing and thinking about what you are reading. Connect what you are reading with prior knowledge! ^ Example