Comprehension Phonics Phonemic Awareness Vocabulary Fluency Digital Literacy Reading: The Beginnings Engage Students Build on prior knowledge Know your students & their interests Wide variety of subjects Read increasingly complex material Provide culturally relevant material Figure 1- The progression of how students learn to read Reading Reading is a foundational skill not only for ELA but also for all other subjects. When teaching students to read it is important that they are engaged and that, as the teacher, you are aware of the reading level of each student. Figure 2- Ways to engage the students
ComprehensionPhonics Phonemic Awareness Vocabulary Fluency
Digital Literacy
Reading: The Beginnings
Engage Students
Build on prior
knowledge
Know your students &
their interests
Wide variety of subjects
Read increasingly
complex material
Provide culturally relevant material
Figure 1- The progression of how students learn to read
ReadingReading is a foundational skill not only for ELA but also
for all other subjects. When teaching students to read it is
important that they are engaged and that, as the teacher, you are
aware of the reading level of each student.
