Background Knowledge
Vocabulary
Language Structures
Verbal Reasoning
Literacy Knowledge
Phonological Awareness
Decoding
Sight Recognition
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This is a picture of Scarborough's Rope. It describes what students need to become a skilled reader.
Source: Scarborough, H. S. (2001). Connecting early language and literacy to later reading (dis)abilities: Evidence, theory, and practice. In S. Neuman & D. Dickinson (Eds.), Handbook for research in early literacy (pp. 97–110). New York, NY: Guilford Press.