Close Reading with Paragraph Shrink
Being able to identify the main idea and most important details in a text is critical to comprehension. Students that have deeper understanding of text can apply that knowledge in their speaking and writing. The more students are able to read and understand complex text, the more complex text they are able to read. Therefore, using strategies to be able to clearly articulate the gist is helpful to students when reading complex text.
Word Study
Adolescent Word Study follows a continuum from Kindergarten through 8th grade and beyond. Many students with unfinished learning needs have difficulty reading and spelling multi-syllabic words.
The English language operates on the alphabetic principle that speech sounds are represented in print by letters. Decoding requires knowledge of the phonemic, grapho-phonemic, syllabic, and morphemic structures of the language. Without the basic layers of the English language, students will have a difficult time being able to understanding the sound-letter relationships in reading and spelling.
Summary Writing
Writing is known as the road to comprehension. It is a student's thinking out loud. What students know and understand about a topic or text can be demonstrated through writing. The complex processes involved in writing demonstrate a student's ability to communicate.
Comprehension Strategies for Grades 4-8
# 189537HL - Comprehension Strategies for Grades 4-8
Focus will be on examining reading comprehension strategies for close reading outlines in Notice and Note by Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst, as well as using signposts to plan instruction.
This is a hybrid course with four hours of class time via Zoom on December 20, 2021, and January 10, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., and the remaining hours will be instructor led online through January 21, 2022. The instructor will send an email with the Zoom link prior to the course.
Phonics
The Science of Reading is about teaching students to read and what to do if they do not. Many core literacy programs do not include explicit and systematic phonics instruction with a scope and sequence. Ensuring students master both decoding and encoding skills in the primary grades will set them up for reading success in 3rd grade and beyond. Open Source Phonics has explicit and systematic phonics instructional lessons available for teachers with a scope and sequence.
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