Sciene of Teaching Reading
The body of words used in a particular language.
What is Vocabulary?
Teaching method that acts like temporary support or training wheels for a task.
What is Scaffolded Instruction?
Is the ability to listen, speak & understand two different languages
What is to be Bilingual?
It explains how children learn to read. The model shows that skilled reading is not a single skill. It is made of many smaller skills that weave together into a strong, fluent rope.
What is the Scarborough's Rope?
The teacher leads. The teacher models the new skill and explains the steps. Students watch and listen.
What is Focused Instruction?
The quality of being able to speak, write, or read smoothly, easily, and without hesitation
What is Fluency?
Is the how—it means teaching directly and clearly so nothing is left to guess work.
What is Explicit Instruction?
Is the ability to listen, speak, read, write, and understand proficiently in two different languages
What is to be Biliterate?
The ability to look at printed letters, sound them out, and read words correctly and fast.
What is Decoding?
The teacher and students work on the task as a team. The teacher gives hints and support.
What is Guided Practice?
The ability to hear, identify, and change the smallest units of sound,called phonemes,in spoken words.
What is Phonemic Awareness?
The teacher defines and teaches a concept, models the learning process, guides students through its application, and arranges for extended guided practice until mastery is achieved.
What is Direct Instruction?
Is an educational approach where students learn subjects in English and a second partner language.
What is Dual Language?
The ability to understand the meaning of spoken words, sentences, and ideas when you hear them.
What is Language Comprehension?
Students work in small groups or pairs. They practice the skill with help from peers. The teacher steps back.
What is Collaborative Practice?
The broad ability to recognize, hear, and play with the sound structures of spoken language, such as words, syllables, and rhymes.
What is Phonological Awareness?
Iis the when and in what order—it means following a careful, step-by-step plan that goes from easy to hard.
What is Systematic Instruction?
Is the ability to combined language skills and communication tools together instead of keeping languages separate.
What is Translanguaging?
The final goal of making sense of the words you see on a printed page.
What is Reading Comprehension?
Students complete the task by themselves. They show they can use the skill without help.
What is Independent Practice?
It means you grasp an idea, a spoken word, or a written text with your mind and know what it means.
What is Comprehension?
Teaching Method that adjusts the content, the way of learning, or the final project based on student readiness, interest, or skill level.
What is Differentiated Instruction?
Involving, comparing, or connecting two or more different languages linguistically.
What is Crosslinguistic?
The ability to step back and think, talk, or analyze language itself, rather than just using it to communicate.
What is Metalinguistic awareness?
A real-time, corrective, or affirming guidance a teacher gives students as they transition from guided practice to independent work, ensuring errors are corrected before bad habits form.
What is Immediate Feedback?