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References It is also someone who uses specific strategies while reading to enhance meaning and knowledge gained. This person does not only read the material, but applies higher-level thinking skills, inferring and problem solving in the process. Someone who just learns the mechanics but not application and enhancement will not grow on the skills acquired. Experience is an essential aspect of reading strategies. A teacher will help the students incorporate their other knowledge and experiences in and out of the classroom with what is read.
Gambrell, L.B., Morrow, L.M., Pressley, M., & Guthrie, J.T. (Eds). Teaching children to become fluent and automatic readers. Journal of Literacy Research 38(4): 357-387
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A balanced literacy program is a very effective means for enabling children to become successful, independent readers and writers. As part of this process, teachers provide a comprehensive program by incorporating curriculum in reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language and literature. As they promote positive reading and writing skills, the teachers inter-relate abilities and strategies across the literacy spectrum.
At the same time, they also integrate other disciplines such as social studies, science and mathematics in research, discussion, problem solving, journaling, and presentations. The whole goal is to enhance the power of thinking on one's own with the knowledge provided. Offering such experiences ensures children will have a balance of supportive and challenging learning opportunities.
Overview
Beginner Reader
Early Reader
Level II. Readers
Goals:
Recognize that print offers an important message.
Pair spoken and written words
Can read fluently without decoding many words.
Know the concepts about print, such as left to right and top to bottom
Understand and begin using more vocabulary words.
Regularly uses cues to understand message.
Follow reading behaviors, such as intonation and pauses.
Use cues such as phonics, meaning and structure to know meaning of a text.
Relies on the text information for message.
Copy language patterns in familiar books.
Show knowledge of print, including punctuation, type face, etc.
After hearing/reading story is able to retell, summarize, and infer meaning.
Learn all letters either by sound, words that start with, etc.,
Start using reading strategies for a variety of texts.
While reading to self, can self correct.
Begin writing with initial sounds of words.
Summarize in detail and relate in order text read or heard.
Can understand meaning through deduction, inference and personal...
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Strategies for each of these areas:
Reading strategies -- decoding
Context and picture cues
Sounding out Recognizing patterns
Reading strategies -- comprehension
Prediction
Sequencing
Summarizing/retelling
Writing strategies -- encoding
Approximate spelling
Word spacing and other conventions
Letter formation
Writing to express meaning
References
Goodman, Y. (1996) Reading Strategies: Focus on Comprehension. Katonah, New York: Richard Owen
Mooney, M. (2000) Read it again! Portland, ME: Stenhouse
Rasinski, T. (2000) Effective reading strategies. Princeton, NC Merrill.
Reutzel, D. (1999) Balanced reading strategies and practices. Princeton, NC, Merrill
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