Enhanced Read Alouds – Increase Vocabulary & Background Knowledge
Summer is a fantastic time to take advantage of read alouds! In this blog, I’ll share some ways for both teachers and parents to do this along with touching on how to enhance your read alouds whether reading to one child or an entire classroom. INCREASING VOCABULARY – ENHANCED READ ALOUDS There are countless benefits […]
Improve Fluency and Comprehension by Providing Supported Reading
The point of all reading instruction is for the learner to be able to accurately and automatically read the words on the page so they are able to understand what they are reading. In previous blogs, I have focused on the problems with pretend reading, how to motivate students, effective, efficient, explicit instruction to teach […]
Phonemic Awareness Instruction: Accelerate the Teaching and Learning of Phonemic Awareness
There has been much buzz, discussion, and debate around phonological and phonemic awareness instruction lately. Is instruction with larger units such as syllables and onset-rime necessary? Can emerging readers start at the phoneme or sound level? Should this be taught to students 2nd grade and older? Should instruction include letters, manipulatives, just auditory or some/all […]