Reading (and Writing) Challenge 28 th February 2011
What’s so difficult about reading and writing, then? Orthography Conflict between verbal and written meaning-systems History and elusive logic of English The dynamics of failure and disadvantage
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Context Expectation, prediction and likelihood Phonics Recognition How words sound Familiarity with words Grammar How sentences usually work
The Reading Challenge approach Fifteen to twenty minute sessions Read with coach noting mistakes Draw attention to mistakes Prompt with the use of strategies Correct mistakes as you go along Notes made for next time
What reading strategies? Letter sounds Smaller words inside words Breaking words down Rest of sentence (context) Other clues (pictures/graphics) Reading backwards and forwards
Coaching strategies Prepared reading – get students ready Knowing when it doesn’t matter because you’ve got the gist Allow time to think before jumping in to help (8 seconds) NEVER just read the word Pupils try first