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Includes both words that are recognized and words that are decoded
Has several components:
o Alphabet knowledge: students recognize alphabet letter names and
sounds
o Phonemic awareness: students understand that spoken words are
composed of individual speech sounds
o Phonics: students blend printed letter sounds to identify words
o Structural analysis: students analyze and combine word parts to
identify words
o Sight vocabulary: students automatically recognize high-frequency and
irregular words
o Context: students use meaning to help confirm the identity of words
o Syntax: students use sentence structure to help confirm the identity of
words
Good readers combine these components simultaneously
Developing oral reading fluency: reading quickly, accurately, and with
expression
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This book explores the adventures of Wilbur, the pig, and his newfound friend
Charlotte, a spider. Charlotte helps Wilbur to avoid his fate as a pig on a farm in a
very creative way. We will tie this book in to science: specifically, with a unit on
spiders. We will practice rereading as we go through this book. Every so often, we
will stop and discuss what we just read, read a page a second time, and then
discuss what we noticed the second time that we hadnt noticed the first time. We
will also practice rereading key sections of the book as we progress through.
Additional Resources:
Here are some links to reading support materials that we will use in the classroom
and that parents can use at home with their children (I have copies if you would like
one):
Guided Reading: Good Readers Statements:
http://buzzingwithmsb.blogspot.ca/2013/01/guided-reading-update-goodreaders.html
This is a two-page support that outlines struggles that students have and
strategies that can help
This resource helps students to identify strategies that they used while
reading and specify how they used it
Students who struggle with word identification would benefit from this
resource, as it breaks down words into families based on their endings
This handout helps students to break down non-fiction texts, identifying what
the text is talking about, words they dont know, and things they learned
READO: http://twocandoit.blogspot.ca/2012/07/read-oupdated-version_09.html
Parents can use this handout with their children to participate in meaningful
and fun reading activities together
High 5! Bookmark:
https://744interventionsspring13.wikispaces.com/Comprehension
This bookmark lists and gives simple illustrations for the High 5! strategies
References
Dymock, S. & Nicholson, T. (2010). High 5! Strategies to enhance comprehension
of expository text. The Reading Teacher, 64(3), pp. 166-178.
Doi:10.1598/RT.64.3.
Smith, J. (2009). What is reading? In Early Literacy Instruction (2nd ed.) (pp. 1-22).
Toronto, ON: Pearson.