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Vocabulary is one of five fundamental parts of structured literacy. As Gough and Tunmer’s ‘Simple View of Reading’ illustrates, it is as important for students to develop vocabulary knowledge as it is for them learn how to decode words. Combining a student’s ability to decode with a robust vocabulary leads to increased comprehension. Emily Hanford…
Vocabulary refers to the knowledge of words as well as the meaning of words. Vocabulary knowledge is more than just citing the definition of a word. It requires that the reader use the word appropriately based upon a given context. As demonstrated below, the word light holds many meanings: The overhead light was left on…
The best way to prevent the summer reading slide is to keep kids reading during the summer. We wrote a previous blog post on how to motivate kids to read during the summer and we are back with more tried-and-true suggestions. DISCLAIMER: As Amazon Associates, we earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to…
If it hasn’t happened yet in your district, now is the time to shift to the science of reading. Teachers and administrators need to know that the ‘jig is up’, the ’emperor has no clothes’ and balanced literacy is a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’. Okay, enough with the idioms. Let’s get to the point. Thanks…
The best way to begin teaching reading in kindergarten is to resist the urge to jump right into instruction. First, you need to know where to start and then you need to know where you are going. We refer to this instructional cycle as “Assess, Analyze, Instruct”. At Informed Literacy it is our core belief…
Since our inception of Informed Literacy, we have fielded numerous inquiries from parents asking, “How can I help my child who is a struggling reader? It’s frustrating and heartbreaking to watch your child fail day after day, week after week, month after month, and even year after year. Unfortunately, the response to intervention model can…