Reciprocal Teaching at Work by Lori Oczkus is an invaluable book to own. It has many multi-sensory, direct approaches to teaching comprehension, focusing on predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing. There is a section in your Training Manual dedicated to Reciprocal
Students learn 1,000 to 4,000 new words each year! Teaching vocabulary results in: Improved reading comprehension Improved writing Improved word recognition and decoding Increased general intelligence. One way to check prior knowledge and explore word relationships is to create a
Research says that vocabulary is least well learned under the following conditions: Mindless repetition and defining of words Using words that are too difficult Choosing words that have no connection to students’ lives, studies, interests, or other words and concepts
Dr. Timothy Rasinski, Professor of Literacy at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, created a vocabulary strategy called “Word Ladders”. He has several books available for all ages. In Word Ladders, you start at the bottom with one word. Then
There are some quick ways to determine what vocabulary words to teach your students. Isabel Beck’s Vocabulary Tiers is a great reminder to teach Tier 2 words. Tier 1 words most students already know, and Tier 3 words are content
Fluency is the skill that bridges students from surface-level reading (learning to read) to deep-level reading (reading to learn). A fluent reader is someone who sounds as though they are speaking when reading. A great way to practice this skill
There are many valuable strategies to help students increase fluency. With Repeated Readings, students are not only reading on a regular basis but increasing their confidence which in turn will increase motivation. Here are a few suggestions with Repeated Readings
One of our favorite fluency activities is the Rapid Word Chart. There are so many ways to use this quick strategy to help increase fluency in beginning readers up to adults! It is sometimes overlooked or forgotten about. Don’t forget
Fluency assessments can be a good indicator of whether or not a child will struggle with reading comprehension. Fluency is often thought of as the “bridge” that connects reading foundational skills (phonemic awareness and phonics) to deeper reading skills (vocabulary,
The final syllable type is Consonant le. These syllables include: -ble, -cle, -fle, -tle, -dle, -gle, -kle, -ple, and -zle. These are syllables because there is a vowel sound attached. What is the vowel sound? The e is silent! The
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