Science of Reading

What is the Science of Reading?

• The study of how parents teach children to read

• The study of how teachers use phonics

• The study of how we become skilled readers

• The study of children's literature

What is missing in the equation below?

Word Recognition x _______ = Skilled Reading

• Vocabulary

• Sight Words

• Background Knowledge

• Language Comprehension

What is this?

• Ehri's Phases of Writing

• Scarborough's Reading Rope

• The beginning of a french braid

• Brain research

What are the 3 components of the Word Recognition strand of Scarborough's rope?

• vocabulary, background knowledge, and oral comprehension

• phonological awareness, phonics, and sight recognition

• accuracy and fluency

• Author's purpose, main idea, analyze narratives

What resource do we have to support the teaching of the DECODING strand of the rope?

• Journeys

• Heggerty

• Quick Reads

• Decoding Routines

In reading skills, accuracy is:

• 100%

• 80%

• 90%

• 95%

What is the BEST reason automaticity is important in word recognition?

• Frees up mental space for other skills like comprehension and writing

• Makes us score higher on fluency

• Helps us set goals

• Helps us know what skills are already mastered

Which of the following is:

oral manipulation of language including syllable and sound level

• phonics

• phonological awareness

• sight recognition

• fluency

Which is the correct way to split the word comet in syllables?

• co-met

• com-et

• c-o-m-e-t

• comet

Reading is to decoding, as ___________ is to encoding

• spelling

• punctuation

• phonological awareness

• handwriting