Code vs. Meaning Emphasis in Reading LETRS U3 S1

Is strongly supported by research on beginning reading

Uses leveled texts, not decodables texts, for reading

Has more student centered than teacher led instruction

Is organized around a phonics scope and sequence

Has teacher direct attention to content first when student makes an error.

Code emphasis is organized around themes and literature topics

Code emphasis has teacher direct attention to letters and sounds first when student makes an error.

Code emphasis instruction is what works best for most students who must be taught how to read.

Meaning emphasis instruction works best with students who already jave mastered basic reading skills and aer better at inferring the code w/o being taught how it works.