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WHAT IS READING?
An Overview
Amy Pregulman
Stanley British Primary School
November 2014
READING IS… Phonological awareness
Ability to hear and appreciate the sounds of language
Phonemic awareness Ability to connect sounds to letters
Fluency (in oral language as well) Lexicon
Development of vocabulary (in oral language as well)
Comprehension Using schema, sensory images, asking questions,
inferring, determining importance, synthesizing
FLUENCYThe Crucial Link Between Decoding and Comprehension
Amy Pregulman
Stanley British Primary School
November 2014
FLUENCY IS THE BRIDGE First we must decode words
Then, we must read individual words fluently
Next, we must link words together into meaningful chunks
WORKING TOO HARD The harder a reader has to work to
decode…
The harder the speller has to work to encode…
The more difficulty the learner has with fluency
The weaker the comprehension or the shorter less coherent the writing
PRACTICE
Readers must practice to obtain a fluent voice, first out loud, then internally
Practice fluency using text the is about two-four levels easier than a student’s just right text. Comprehension shouldn’t be an issue when
practicing
WHO NEEDS FLUENCY? Everyone!
Very young children with the development of oral language
Early readers as they are building literacy skills
Transitional readers as text gets more challenging
Fluent readers in new genres
Nonfluent Readers Fluent Readers
Fail to use punctuation cues with variation in the voice
Reflect punctuation with pitch, pausing, stress and intonation in voice
Pause randomly Pause appropriately
Read in a choppy or word-by-word way
Group words into 3-4 word phrases that make sense in the text
Stress few words or place inappropriate stress
Place stress on words that reflect meaning
Fail to differentiate dialogue Read dialogue in a way that reflects aspects of characters
Read slowly or stops Read with good momentum although not so fast that phrasing is lost
Fail to vary speed Speed up or slows down for various purpose
Read in a way that doesn’t reflect awareness of language
Read in a way that reflects knowledge of language syntax
NON-FLUENT READERS Process visual information slowly Read word by word Have inefficient word solving strategies Miss much of meaning and thus must
slow down to understand Ignore punctuation as a way to
construct meaning
FLUENCY BUILDING STRATEGIES Reading stories
Pair reading, taping voice wile reading, choral reading, small group instruction or one-on-one instruction
Reciting poems
Performing scripts Reader’s Theatre
Giving speeches/oral reports
Memorizing/ reciting lines for plays
WAYS TO BUILD FLUENCY Model good oral reading Overtly teach readers what
fluency is at all levels of literacy Provide oral support for readers Offer plenty of practice Encourage fluency through
phrasing
READ ALOUD… As you read model specific fluency
strategies…Notice the way I am using dialogue todayHow does my voice change with the
punctuation I use?Listen to my voice today. How do I alter my
voice as the characters change?
LINKING READING AND WRITING
Students read aloud from their writingThrough the writing craft discuss author’s
intentDiscuss sentence fluency as writersAs students develop an appreciation for
language as writers, their ability to manipulate it will increase.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT… Fluency happens in writing too!Handwriting Lots and lots of writing practice (not worksheets but actual writing!)
FLUENCY HAPPENS IN MATH TOO!
Rapid recall of math facts!
These must become fluent and instant
Crucial in the development of mathematical ability.
GOOD LUCK!!