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  1. Sep 2015
    1. most crucial, component of literacy: the building blocks that are the underlying processes required for students to decode and read with fluency.

      These building blocks are crucial in the process of learning how to read with with fluency

    2. he same is true for beginning readers. While they must have their daily practice in basic reading skills (phonics), they must also have a chance to get in the game—by reading books on their independent level and thinking about more challenging books that are read aloud to them.

      It is extremely important for children learning to read to take the skills they already have and use them on their own to improve their reading fluency and comprehension. Thinking critically and reading independently, rather than just simply having a teacher read aloud, is an effective way to challenge young children and promote reading/literacy growth.

    3. spoken speech is comprised of units of speech,

      phoneme- distinct units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another. Ex: b, p, d, and t in the words pad, pat, bad, and bat. grapheme- the smallest unit used in describing the writing system of a language. a letter or number of letters that represent a sound morpheme- the smallest gramatical unit of language that contains meaning

    4. Discuss what students understood from a text they read or heard

      this opens the door for children to think critically and express what they learned from reading or listening to a book

    5. each component of literacy

      literacy is the ability to read and write

    6. First, the coach must provide instruction in discrete skills, such as ball handling, passing, shooting, and guarding, and then ask the players to practice those skills in daily drills. A coach would never expect such fundamental skills to be picked up solely through playing the game.

      good comparison. It is vital to introduce and talk about reading skills so children have some background knowledge on the topic and are more prepared when it comes to learning how to read

    7. One of the most profound and personal connections that young children make to print involves their names. The presence of students’ names in several locations around the elementary classroom (on classroom management charts, reading group lists, classroom job boards, etc.) is of great importance as an instructional tool for new readers.

      good idea. I noticed this from when I did my fieldwork hours. The children's names were on their desks, folders, cubbies, as well as in various parts of the classroom.

    8. Vocabulary development plays a central role in reading comprehension. Students must be given the tools to understand new words so they can make the most out of reading.

      Before children can learn how to read and comprehend they must learn how to decode by having background knowledge and vocabulary.

    9. The child first attempts to use the letters he or she is learning to label pictures independently.

      identifying and labeling pictures and objects is a great way to aid children in learning how to read

    10. We have to isolate and teach concepts that we may not remember learning ourselves, such as: reading from left to right, using context clues to learn new vocabulary, or writing a topic sentence.
    11. Fourth and Fifth Grade The primary goals in the upper elementary grades are (1) increased reading accuracy and fluency along with (2) more complex and independent use of both reading comprehension and writing skills and strategies

      Intermediate reader- move in an awareness of syllables and affixes. can spell most single syllable words and can read faster silently than orally

    12. First Grade—Major Steps toward Independent Reading While children are in fact “learning to read” throughout elementary school, for many students the first grade is where they know enough to actually sit down with a book and decode and comprehend words on their own.

      emergent reader stage. initial reading and decoding happens in this stage