Teaching beginning reading

7. How is the
ALPHABET
taught?

8. Teaching the
alphabet
is not done through a “one-
size-fits-all” method.
The method is dependent on
the kid’s
learning style.

9. What are the
methods for the
ALPHABET TEACHING
routine ?

10. Visual learners
appreciate the use of
flashcards.They
are a combination of a
letter in front and a
picture on the back.

11. Visual learners
love to SEE
alphabet posters
on the walls and
alphabet picture
books.

12. Auditory
learners learn
faster when they
hear the
sounds of
letters clearly.

13. Play that ABC
song several
times to
establish
familiarity.

14. Tactile learners
love those
alphabet blocks
they can touch
and pass around.

15. Use blocks to put the
letters in the right
order. Let them
tracethe letters or
shape play-dohs, or
“draw” them with
their fingers on
a sand box.

16. Kinesthetic
learners can
make the shapes
of the letters with
their hands
and bodies.

17. Difficult letters, can
be made in pairs or
3s (e.g. two students
can make the body
shapes for “b”, “d”,
“m” etc. by working
together).

18. What is
WORD
RECOGNITION ?

19. WORD recognition
means the ability to
Identify,
read and
analyze the
meaning of
words

20. WORD recognition
is a two-fold process:
recognition of
printed
symbols &
attachment
of meaning

21. How is
WORD RECOGNITION
taught?

22. WORD recognition
is a taught by:
Sounding
out
letters,

24. WORD recognition
is a taught by:
Using
picture
clues

26. WORD recognition
is a taught by:
Using word
families

29. WORD recognition
is a taught by:
Cutting
words into
chunks

31. WORD recognition
is a taught by:
Using
syllable
patterns

33. What are
SERVICE WORDS?

34. Service words
are also known as the
SIGHT WORDS
or Dolch Sight Word

35. Service words
are high frequency
words in the English
language

36. There are 220 service
words, comprised
mostly of
prepositions,
adjectives & verbs

39. How are
SERVICE WORDS
taught?

40. Service words
are taught by:
Giving
CV & CVC
combination

41. Service words
are taught by:
looking
for them

42. Service words are
taught by:
Hanging them
around
the

43. Service words
are taught by:
Helping
children
use

44. How is reading
PHRASES &
SENTENCES
taught?

45. Reading phrases and
sentences are taught by:
Joining
service or
sight words

48. Reading phrases and
sentences are taught by:
Tucking the
little words
into the

50. Reading phrases and
sentences are taught by:
Breaking lines
into groups
of three to
six word

52. Reading phrases and
sentences are taught by:
Using
picture
clues

54. Reading phrases and
sentences are taught by:
Giving
constant
practice

56. How is
COMPREHENSION
skills taught?

57. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
Monitoring
understandi
ng

58. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
“Fixing" any
comprehensi
on issues

59. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
Using graphic
and
semantic

60. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
Answering
questions

61. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
Generating
questions

62. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
Recognizing
story
structure

63. Comprehension skills
are taught by:
Requiring
summary

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