Bringing the Science of Reading Into the Classroom | |
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If you are looking to get started on your own journey into learning more and implementing the Science of Reading into your classroom, there are many resources I would recommend becoming familiar with.
First and foremost, I recommend learning more about what the Science of Reading is. As educators, we have seen that the market is saturated with different techniques, strategies and programs that help increase a students reading scores or readability in general. Here is the link to the eBook provided by The Reading League. |
Check out the Science of Reading Podcast! Enjoy 6 seasons with interviews from some of the top leaders in the SoR world.
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Consider learning more from the University of Florida Literacy Institute.
Here you will find resources and learn more about the systematic sequence to help readers grow in confidence and in their ability to decode words. |
One of the greatest resources I have stumbled upon are the variety of Facebook groups dedicated to the Science of Reading. Linked in the picture to the right is a group I am a part of. This group shares reading strategies, resources and answers questions in a respectful way. This was the first place I began to understand the SoR and begin to map out my plans to implement in a small intervention group setting.
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A key component in the Science of Reading is the idea of Orthographic Mapping. In this video, David Kilpatrick explains the process of Orthographic Mapping and why it is an important skill for readers to have.
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Teacher creators, Whitney and Angie explain the Science of Reading in this short video. These teacher creators are the faces behind The Simple Teachers YouTube channel and Teachers Pay Teachers storefront.
As I began to learn more about the Science of Reading, I found the resources and videos extremely helpful in structuring a lesson. With the gradual release of responsibility and scaffolding in place, Whitney and Angie help lay out an intervention phonics lesson:
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One of the easiest fixes to make your classroom more Science of Reading friendly is to replace an existing 'word wall', where students are encouraged to memorize sight words, with a 'sound wall'. The picture to the left shows an example of what a sound wall may look like. With an emphasis on showing what the sound looks like as it is produced and the letter combinations that make that sound, incorporating a sound wall is an important resource for your readers.
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