Structured Literacy in the classroom

What are the two approaches to literacy learning we have talked about today?

• Balanced Literacy

• Whole-word

• Structured Literacy

• Multi-sensory

A STRUCTURED LITERACY programme teaches everyone the same thing at the same time

• TRUE

• FALSE

Select all that apply...

The key features of a Structured Literacy approach are...

• Systematic

• Diagnostic

• Isolated instruction of reading and writing

• Sequential

• Explicit

The 'Reading Ladder' tells us that a Structured Literacy approach supports ALL students learn to read and is ESSENTIAL for what proportion of our ākonga?

• 40-50%

• 10-15%

• 35-40%

• 40-65%

Complete the sentence...

Through a Structured Literacy approach, `ākonga learn that (...) are the building blocks to words

• Letters

• Phonics

• Repitition

• Sounds

Select all that apply...

To implement Structured Literacy, you must have...

• A Scope and Sequence

• A set of decodable texts that align to your chosen scope and sequence

• Knowledge of the phonological awareness skill base of each ākonga

• High-frequency sight words

• Expensive resources

All small group instruction begins with revision

• TRUE

• FALSE

Select all that apply...

A small group structured literacy lesson will likely include the following elements:

• Explicit teaching of a specific sound

• Blending, segmenting or manipulating sounds

• Reading a decodable text

• Writing letters

• Revising Heart Words

Successful STRUCTURED LITERACY programmes should include:

The Lips the Fish (animal themed) 'decoding strategies' support and prompt ākonga to successfully decode or encourage children to guess?

• DECODE

• GUESS