This is a visual for how students work their way up the Reading Ladder. Kindergarten is working within the levels 1 and 2 throughout the year. When working with your child, please focus on these skills so that they have a solid reading foundation. Success is earned and needs to be worked for. Thank you to Katelyn's Learning Studio for this amazing resource.
What reading strategies do students need to know? Find out here and keep track with a free chart!
Teaching reading comprehension is such a challenge! Learn how I revamped my reading instruction (and my reading block) to inspire HUGE change in my readers!
Learn how to align your instruction to the science of reading using heart words, sound walls and decodable texts in kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms.
Teachers of history, science, and other subjects are expected to weave literacy instruction into their teaching. What are the most effective ways to help students read challenging non-fiction texts?
Reading Response activities will likely form a major part of your reading programme, whether you are running guided reading groups, a daily 5 system,
We know fluency is important. We know fluent reading is the bridge to comprehension. But.... what can we do to help disfluent readers? To best help a disfluent reader, we must first determine what stage the student is at. This will help us find the best strategy for the reader. Is the student a beginning reader (kindergarten or first grade)? Is the reader one who is making adequate progress? Or, is the reader one who is struggling? Lets look at a beginning reader first. A beginning reader is someone in kindergarten and first grade who is attaching letters to their sounds and blending them into simple words. To improve reading fluency for these students a teacher should: Spend a significant amount of time on accurate text reading Implement a systematic daily practice for learning to read words accurately Model fluent reading. Give students lots of opportunity to read and re-read decodable text Encourage students to read "like they are talking." Now, lets look at a reader who is on-level or making adequate progress. These are students in grades two or higher who are average and making adequate gains. How do we keep the momentum going? How do we maintain their progress? To do this a teacher should use: Choral reading Echo Reading Cloze reading Partner reading Readers' theater Poetry readings Finally, lets look at struggling readers. Disfluent readers need a mixture of what beginning readers and on level students need. The best way for disfluent readers to become more fluent is by reading! These students need: Focus on ACCURATE text reading. Use decodable text Repeated readings Systemic daily practice of reading words accurately Modeled fluent reading Encourage students to read like they are talking LOTS of opportunities to read text (at their level) using choral, cloze, echo and partner reading. If you would like to know how to define fluency and why being a fluent reader important, check out the first post in the series by clicking here. There are a ton of great articles written by reading gurus on the topic of fluency. Check them out by clicking below. Everything You Wanted to Know about Repeated Reading by Timothy Shanahan via Reading Rockets Using Poetry to Teach Reading via Reading Rockets Developing Fluent Readers by Jan Hasbrouck via Reading Rockets I hope you will join us next time to discover ways you can fit daily fluency practice into your schedule!
If you teach a struggling reader, these 12 incredible resources for struggling readers are here to encourage you through practical tips and activities.
Creating plans for reading small groups can be a daunting task. Read how I plan and prep for the year and week by week for my small group reading lessons.
It's hard to fit it all into your schedule! Here's my 3-step process that makes it easier to create your K-2 structured literacy schedule.
Learn how to use decodable passages in guided reading in kindergarten and first grade. Then, use the FREE decodable passages to get started.
Use these guides to encourage and scaffold student research about reading comprehension strategies. This use is especially useful at the postsecondary level for pre-service educators. Display the first page of this packet on an overhead projector, Elmo, SmartBoard, or enlarge it to poster size. Thi...
Transforming struggling learners into fluent readers | Science of reading resources for parents and educators
Reading strategies useful in every content area include Questioning the text, Visualization, and using Context Clues to infer meaning.
This spelling pack is the initial pack for teaching tion and sion. Barton Reading and Spelling Level 5 Unit 7 inspired.This pack suitable for reading and spelling intervention. This is great Orton-Gillingham instruction. It is suitable for any phonics program. Totally No Prep. Anchor charts for th...
All about the science of reading - what it's based on, the research behind it, and how you can help ALL students become fluent readers.
Reading is not a natural process. This article explores how our brains learn to read and how we can help our children effectively rewire them!
Hands-on pre-reading activities that encourage your elementary students to access their prior knowledge and make predictions.
Unlock the secrets of vowel teams! Explore why syllable-based instruction is crucial and how to teach vowel teams systematically. Learn key phrases and visuals to help students master diverse vowel team sounds. Vowel teams can be kind of tricky so click through to read more and grab our Anchor Chart