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Literacy Instruction
Pre-Reading Skills:
Alphabetic Principle, Phonological Awareness, Rhyming, Alliteration
The SIX Components of Reading:
Phonemic Awareness:
Readers hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (purely auditory skill). This skill builds the foundation for connecting spoken language to written letters.
Phonics:
Spelling Patterns (Refer to OG/PAF), Syllables, Homonyms
Fluency:
Fluent Readers Pay Attention to: Accuracy, Expression, and Pace
Vocabulary:
Understanding the meanings of words leads to reading comprehension and a rich expressive vocabulary that, in turn, leads to strong writing.
Reading Comprehension:
Literal, Inferential & Evaluative Comprehension
Strategies:
Activating Prior Knowledge, Asking Questions, Visualizing, Summarizing, Self-Monitoring, Decoding, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure, Working Memory, Annotation, The Elements of a Story
6. Writing: (Refer to The Writing Revolution)
Grammar Rules
Sentence Structure
Single and Multi-Paragraphs
Revisions, Summarization, Transitions
Opinion, Expository & Narrative Writing
Writing Assignments (in core subjects at school)
Handwriting
Orton Gillingham (OG) /Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) Handwriting
Handwriting Without Tears
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting
D’Nealian Handwriting
Programs to Teach Literacy Instruction:
1. Orton Gillingham (OG) /Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) A Multisensory Curriculum for Teaching Reading, Spelling and Handwriting (Visual, Auditory, & Kinesthetic Input to strengthen associations & automatic recall)
Improves:
Word Recognition, Reading Fluency, Comprehension, Increased Sensitivity of Mastery & Self-Esteem
Results:
Minimum Frustration
Maximum Success
Which Children Benefit from OG/PAF?
All Beginning Readers
Struggling Readers With & Without a Diagnosis
Supplemented Programs to Compliment OG/PAF:
Oxford Reading Tree, Letterland, Jolly Phonics
Supplemental Materials:
Literature that Uses Repetition & Rhyming, Songs & Rhymes, Games, Graphic Organizers
2. Writing Program for Elementary, Middle and Upper School: The Writing Revolution (TWR) A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
Principles:
Clear & Coherent (Fluent) Writing, Critical Thinking, Content Knowledge, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language Skills
Literacy Instruction
Pre-Reading Skills:
Alphabetic Principle, Phonological Awareness, Rhyming, Alliteration
The SIX Components of Reading:
Phonemic Awareness:
Readers hear, identify and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words (purely auditory skill). This skill builds the foundation for connecting spoken language to written letters.
Phonics:
Spelling Patterns (Refer to OG/PAF), Syllables, Homonyms
Fluency:
Fluent Readers Pay Attention to: Accuracy, Expression, and Pace
Vocabulary:
Understanding the meanings of words leads to reading comprehension and a rich expressive vocabulary that, in turn, leads to strong writing.
Reading Comprehension:
Literal, Inferential & Evaluative Comprehension
Strategies:
Activating Prior Knowledge, Asking Questions, Visualizing, Summarizing, Self-Monitoring, Decoding, Vocabulary, Sentence Structure, Working Memory, Annotation, The Elements of a Story
6. Writing: (Refer to The Writing Revolution)
Grammar Rules
Sentence Structure
Single and Multi-Paragraphs
Revisions, Summarization, Transitions
Opinion, Expository & Narrative Writing
Writing Assignments (in core subjects at school)
Handwriting
Orton Gillingham (OG) /Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) Handwriting
Handwriting Without Tears
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting
D’Nealian Handwriting
Programs to Teach Literacy Instruction:
1. Orton Gillingham (OG) /Preventing Academic Failure (PAF) A Multisensory Curriculum for Teaching Reading, Spelling and Handwriting (Visual, Auditory, & Kinesthetic Input to strengthen associations & automatic recall)
Improves:
Word Recognition, Reading Fluency, Comprehension, Increased Sensitivity of Mastery & Self-Esteem
Results:
Minimum Frustration
Maximum Success
Which Children Benefit from OG/PAF?
All Beginning Readers
Struggling Readers With & Without a Diagnosis
Supplemented Programs to Compliment OG/PAF:
Oxford Reading Tree, Letterland, Jolly Phonics
Supplemental Materials:
Literature that Uses Repetition & Rhyming, Songs & Rhymes, Games, Graphic Organizers
2. Writing Program for Elementary, Middle and Upper School: The Writing Revolution (TWR) A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades
Principles:
Clear & Coherent (Fluent) Writing, Critical Thinking, Content Knowledge, Reading Comprehension, Oral Language Skills