This week, we met with several grade level teams to discuss our Language Arts Curriculum. Throughout these conversations, the topic Science of Reading continued to come up. This reminded us of an excellent article that explains, not only the research regarding how children learn to read, but also what skills need to be taught and when.
Research emphasizes an approach that is explicit, systematic, engaging and intensive and one that addresses phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension, aka the five key components of reading.
Here's the link to The Science of Reading: Evidence for a New Era in Reading Instruction.
The CSDE will be focusing on the "science of reading" by offering a series of professional development sessions.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, it looks like more resources will be coming our way this spring: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/Digest/2021-22/Center-For-Literacy-Communication-FINAL-091521.pdf
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