Reading instruction… it’s not just “sound-it-out” anymore! Presented by Melanie Condon Our OBJECTIVE for this morning is: We will get an overview of the reading components and discuss how reading is being taught to our children at Round Hill Elementary.

Stop and Jot!  Find a post-it note on your table. Stop and Jot the three most important things about learning to read!

What Our Kids Have to Say…

Children need all 3 cueing systems!

Phonemic awareness & Phonics…This is just ONE PART!  Phonemic awareness- hearing sounds in words  Phonics-sound/letter relationship (attaching a letter or chunk to a specific sound)  PALS assessment (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening)

Fluency  reading accurately, effortlessly, and automatically.  Fluent readers attend to punctuation, use expression, and read smoothly at a good pace.  Fast DOES NOT equal fluent!  AIMS web assessment (words per minute) WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO IMPROVE READING FLUENCY?

The Ultimate Goal of Reading=COMPREHENSION  Your child may be able to say words accurately and fluently, but if he or she doesn’t understand what the author is saying, the child is not READING!  Good readers: make connections, predict and infer, question, monitor, visualize, and summarize.  DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment)

Reading Strategies Your Child Should use:  Look at the pictures!  Think about what makes sense!  Get your mouth ready for the first sound!  Reread and try again!  Skip the word, read on, and go back!  Look for little parts or words you know!  Sound it out IN CHUNKS! fl ow er cat ch

Buddy Reading  Find someone who is sitting near you. Get a book from Mrs. Condon and APPLY those strategies! GO!  Was it easy or hard? What kinds of challenges did you face?

Reading Instruction at School  What do you know about how your child is being instructed in reading at school?  Turn and talk about it with someone sitting near you.  What is your comfort level with this type of instruction?

In school Pathways to Reading and Writing instruction looks like…  Whole group  Shared reading  Interactive read aloud  Writing mini-lesson  Small group  Guided reading  Guided writing  Individual  Independent reading and Conferencing with students  Writer’s Workshop  Differentiation happens in all parts of this instruction!

As a parent, what can you do?  Read to your child! (yes, even after they know how to read!!) Model good reading!  When your child is reading to you, make sure the book is not too hard…Use the 5 Finger Rule!  Give your child time to figure it out…don’t correct right away.  Give your child specific praise at the end of the book that he or she reads. (I like the way you…)  Discuss books with your child. Talk about characters, problems, and solutions. Help your child to make connections with text.  Point out words in your child’s environment. Practice reading these words.  Help your child memorize sight words! This just takes practice!

What is the Five Finger Rule?

What Else Can You Do?  Teach your child to THINK!  Build Reading STAMINA!  Show your child that READING IS IMPORTANT!  Make reading FUN and not a chore!  ENCOURAGE your child to read!

How do we want the kids to feel about READING??

Resources for parents  My web page- go to the Round Hill website and find me! I have many resources up on my web page.  I am happy to meet with you at any time to discuss reading strategies or your child and his or her reading.  Your child’s classroom teacher is a valuable resource.

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