Decodable Texts in Small Groups: Before Reading Strategies
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Description
Do you want to ensure that your students have the skills they need before they begin reading decodable texts? Research indicates that pre-reading activities are essential for helping students develop the phonemic awareness and vocabulary skills needed to decode texts successfully. Join Rachel Scott for this hands-on, interactive workshop as we lean on Wiley Blevins' book "Choosing and Using Decodable Texts" to explore practical "before-reading" routines that can be used in small groups. Rachel will focus specifically on introducing target phonics skills, blending lines, and teaching new high-frequency words. Get ready to maximize the effectiveness of your small group reading sessions with decodable texts! Rachel's expertise as a literacy instructional specialist will equip you with the tools and strategies you need to understand, plan, and implement successful "before-reading" routines in a small group using decodable texts. This is workshop one of four for the series titled "Decodable Texts: Tools and Strategies for Small Group Instruction." We recommend viewing Rachel's 30-minute session "Tapping into the Power of Decodable Texts" prior to beginning this workshop series, as it unpacks the basics of decodable texts in the classroom.
Objectives
- Identify key pre-reading activities that support successful decoding and comprehension.
- Comprehend the significance of phonemic awareness and vocabulary preparation in the reading process.
- Implement pre-reading strategies, such as phonemic awareness activities and vocabulary introductions, in your small group sessions.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different pre-reading activities in fostering students' decoding and comprehension abilities.
- Assess your current pre-reading practices and pinpoint areas that could benefit from improvement, based on research and best practices.
- Design a detailed plan for incorporating effective pre-reading strategies into your small group instruction, tailored to your students' needs.
Key Take Aways
- Gain insights into exercises and activities that build phonemic awareness, crucial for effective decoding.
- Learn how to pre-teach and review essential vocabulary to aid comprehension and fluency.
- Understand how to establish clear reading goals to focus students' attention and enhance their engagement with the text.
- Discover strategies for activating prior knowledge to help students make meaningful connections with the new material.
Rachel Scott
Rachel Scott, Literacy Instructional Specialist at Frostwood Elementary, Houston, earned her Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction and principal certification. With experience as a district Lead Literacy Specialist, Rachel empowers teachers to enhance phonological awareness and phonics instruction.
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