Science of Reading

What is the ultimate goal of reading instruction?

• To increase reading speed

• To comprehend and make meaning from text

• To sound out every word in text

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CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.2.4B

CCSS.RF.2.4C

CCSS.RF.4.4C

What is the difference between phonics and phonemic awareness?

• Phonics is a subcategory of phonemic awareness

• Phonics focuses on letter-sound relationships, phonemic awareness on identifying individual sounds in words.

• Both terms mean the same thing

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.K.3B

What is phonemic awareness awareness?

• Recognizing individual sounds in words

• Understanding words by sight.

• Understanding language structure

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CCSS.L.1.2D

CCSS.L.K.2C

CCSS.RF.2.3E

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is fluency?

• The ability to understand complex text.

• The ability to understand any word

• The ability to rear with speed, accuracy, and expression

What is the difference between decoding and comprehension

• Comprehension is more important than decoding

• Decoding is the ability to read words, comprehension is the ability to understand what is read

• They are the same thing

Tags

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.1.3E

CCSS.RF.1.3G

CCSS.RF.2.3D

CCSS.RF.3.4A