As my profile headline states teaching reading is what I love. I taught special education for many years. I have a BA from NIU and a Master's from DePaul University. For the last couple of years, I have been teaching reading online using the Science of Reading. The classes I teach are ranging in grade level from K-8th. The Science of Reading is a vast body of evidence from cognitive science, neuroscience, and education showing how the brain learns to read and what instruction works best,...
As my profile headline states teaching reading is what I love. I taught special education for many years. I have a BA from NIU and a Master's from DePaul University. For the last couple of years, I have been teaching reading online using the Science of Reading. The classes I teach are ranging in grade level from K-8th. The Science of Reading is a vast body of evidence from cognitive science, neuroscience, and education showing how the brain learns to read and what instruction works best, emphasizing explicit, systematic teaching of foundational skills (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension) over guessing, and is shifting classroom practices to improve literacy for all students.
My lessons would look like this:
The first meeting would be an assessment of phonics skills to see what skills are needed to be worked on. The assessment also includes a sight word/high frequency word component.
Next steps:
Working on that skill including reading and practicing words and sounds. Writing words or letters practicing the skill. Reading a passage with those words and other words working on comprehension and fluency. Practicing 2-5 sight words. Plus other phonics based activities.
