Move 6: We want our students to be able to read at a reasonable rate, quick enough to keep moving along at a fluent pace, but so quick that their comprehension suffers. Strong readers have mastered the balance of fluency, accuracy, and rate. I did learn a new term that I'd never heard before: Prosody. Prosody is a term that encompasses all the things a good reader does naturally while reading fluently -- expression, phrasing, intonation, and volume.
Move 7: "Researchers have known for years that the most important factor is good reading comprehension is how much vocabulary and background knowledge the reader has on the subject. Reading comprehension is not a single skill, but an orchestrated product of a set of linguistic and cognitive processes." Students must be able to read a text fluently and accurately in order to comprehend, and doing the aforementioned relies upon a strong foundation of reading skills dating all the way back to where reading instruction begins in Kindergarten, with letters and sounds. I am very proud of the work we do in K. We have the tools, training, and experience to build a strong foundation for our students to become successful readers.
Move 7: "Researchers have known for years that the most important factor is good reading comprehension is how much vocabulary and background knowledge the reader has on the subject. Reading comprehension is not a single skill, but an orchestrated product of a set of linguistic and cognitive processes." Students must be able to read a text fluently and accurately in order to comprehend, and doing the aforementioned relies upon a strong foundation of reading skills dating all the way back to where reading instruction begins in Kindergarten, with letters and sounds. I am very proud of the work we do in K. We have the tools, training, and experience to build a strong foundation for our students to become successful readers.