Competency 8 Vocabulary

What is paired reading?

• Skills taught prior to reading, application modeled, practiced, and expanded during reading, application assessed during/after reading. Provides maximum support during reading. Allows children to enjoy books above their independent reading level. Models “think alouds”.

• Students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be partnered to reread a story they have already read.

• Books are at the student’s instructional reading level. Skills taught during reading. Application supported/reinforced during reading.Assessed during/after reading. Teachers support students to develop skills/strategies for independence. Strong focus on comprehension and higher order thinking skills.

What is QAR?

• this strategy helps students think about the text they are reading while they're reading

• this strategy helps students understand the different types of questions

• this strategy helps students understand the different types of answers

• this strategy helps students identify the type of text structure and how it helps you better understand what you've read

What is guided/supported reading?

• Skills taught prior to reading, application modeled, practiced, and expanded during reading, application assessed during/after reading. Provides maximum support during reading. Allows children to enjoy books above their independent reading level. Models “think alouds”.

• Students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be partnered to reread a story they have already read.

• Books are at the student’s instructional reading level. Skills taught during reading. Application supported/reinforced during reading.Assessed during/after reading. Teachers support students to develop skills/strategies for independence. Strong focus on comprehension and higher order thinking skills.

What is a read aloud?

• Students read out loud independently. Provides opportunities to practice reading skills/strategies. Reading content appropriate for students’ present skills/reading level.

• Students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be paired to reread a story they have already read

• Teachers read to a group of students. Skills taught prior to reading, skills reinforced/expanded during reading, skills assessed after reading. Teaches reading process through “think alouds”

What is independent reading?

• Students read out loud independently. Provides opportunities to practice reading skills/strategies. Reading content appropriate for students’ present skills/reading level.

• Students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be paired to reread a story they have already read

• Teachers read to a group of students. Skills taught prior to reading, skills reinforced/expanded during reading, skills assessed after reading. Teaches reading process through “think alouds”

• On their own, students read a book or passage. Provides opportunities to practice reading skills/strategies. Reading content appropriate for students’ present skills/reading level.

What is comprehension?

• this strategy helps students understand the different types of answers

• the process that helps students understand the different types of questions

• the process that defines when a reader correctly interprets the print on the page and constructs meaning from it.

• the procees that helps students identify the type of text structure and how it helps you better understand what you've read

What is shared reading?

• Skills taught prior to reading, application modeled, practiced, and expanded during reading, application assessed during/after reading. Provides maximum support during reading. Allows children to enjoy books above their independent reading level. Models “think alouds”.

• Students read aloud to each other. When using partners, more fluent readers can be paired with less fluent readers, or children who read at the same level can be partnered to reread a story they have already read.

• Books are at the student’s instructional reading level. Skills taught during reading. Application supported/reinforced during reading.Assessed during/after reading. Teachers support students to develop skills/strategies for independence. Strong focus on comprehension and higher order thinking skills.

What is SQ3R?

• this strategy helps students think about the text they are reading while they're reading

• this strategy helps students understand the different types of questions

• this strategy helps students understand the different types of answers

• this strategy helps students identify the type of text structure and how it helps you better understand what you've read