Scarborough’s Reading Rope
In Scarborough's Reading Rope, this skill involves using letter-sound correspondences to read unfamiliar words.
What is decoding?
Letting “literature” drive the program.
What ELA is not?
In education, this three-letter acronym stands for a framework that provides targeted support to students based on their individual learning needs, often involving tiered interventions.
What does RTI stand for?
In the Saskatchewan curriculum, this term refers to a clear statement of what students are expected to know, understand, and be able to do at a particular grade.
What is an outcome?
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Scarborough's Reading Rope suggests that reading development is influenced by the interaction of these two types of skills.
What are word recognition and language comprehension?
Helping students know what and why they are learning and doing something.
What is ELA?
When a student faces barriers, educators recognize the environment is the barrier, not the student.
What is accessibility?
This “thing” is important to look at when unpacking curricular outcomes. It can determine what students need “to know” or “be able to do”.
What is a verb?
This strand of Scarborough's Reading Rope encompasses the knowledge of words and their meanings.
What is vocabulary knowledge?
Teaching and learning for deep understanding.
What ELA is?
Reading, writing, listening, and this skill, may serve as barriers to student learning.
What is speaking?
These examples of student performance serve as evidence that learning outcomes have been achieved, showcasing various ways students can demonstrate their understanding and mastery.
What are indicators?
A reader is said to be this when they are able to use all the strands of the reading rope.
What is a skilled reader?
Limiting the use of oral, visual, written, and multimedia communication.
What ELA is not?
This term is applied to strategies designed to benefit all classroom students, regardless of ability level.
What is universal?
This educational planning approach starts with the end goal in mind, defining learning outcomes first before designing instruction and assessment.
What is backward design planning?