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science of rading

2019.11

diigo reading

The Settled Science of Teaching Reading – Part 1

dichotomy between phonics instruction (the explicit teaching of letters and sounds) and a whole language approach (a focus on discovery and making meaning). While “whole language” as a term is not often used now, there are many who believe the term “balanced literacy” is simply a substitute for whole language. * clear progression to effective literacy instruction.
 * First and foremost, children need to understand the principles of spelling-sound correspondences and to solidify a store of high-frequency words to read words and phrases fluently. Most children need explicit teaching to build this knowledge.
 * After decoding and high-frequency words are established, more attention can be devoted to comprehension with a focus on making meaning. Castles et al. (2018) offer a logical and research-based model.
 * In spite of this research, educators remain without consensus about what is most important—phonics instruction or a focus on comprehension.