READING SKILLS
Is the process of learning to read the same for all students?
Yes
What is the Australian government funded literacy resource website called?
The Literacy Hub
Whose initiative is the Reading Portal?
Queensland Department of Education
What is the smallest unit of sound called?
A Phoneme
Where can I locate 12 free shared reading texts?
The Literacy Hub
What is the critical foundation skill for students learning to read?
Oral language
Name the resource that allows you to gauge Year 1 Phonic knowledge?
Phonics Check Year 1
How many self- paced modules are available for teachers to complete within the reading portal?
5
What is the study of the structure of words?
Morphology
What texts are used for students to practise their phonics and blending skills?
Decodable Texts
Name the system that has been removed from Version 9 of the Australian Curriculum.
The 3 Cuing System
Name the model that demonstrates the many strands that are woven into skilled reading.
Scarborough's Reading Rope
Should teachers complete the self-paced reading modules found in the reading portal?
well Yes!!!
What do we call 3 letters that represent a speech sound?
A Trigraph
What is the additional component of shared reading called? Shared and .....
Dialogic
How many phonemes in the English Language?
44
Is the Literacy Hub a federal or state initiative?
Federal
What is the Department's policy for teaching reading through the Australian Curriculum called?
The Reading Position Statement
What is a letter or string of letters called that represent a speech sound?
A Grapheme
What is a great resource found in the back room of the library that you should use for shared and dialogic reading?
Boxes and boxes of levelled readers.
Name the 5 Pillars of Reading (Big 5)
Phonological Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
What is the method for teaching beginning readers to learn the system of the alphabet and the sound that each letter makes?
Phonics
What tab will lead you to find advice to support the effective teaching of reading?
Advice for Teachers
What is the mental process we use to store words for automatic retrieval called? ? Mapping
Orthographic Mapping
What are the 3 critical elements of a sound literacy lesson?
Review, Teach and Application