Science of Reading
Science of Reading
This year you will be hearing a lot about the Science of Reading In your child's classroom and Intervention groups! The Science of Reading refers to research that has been conducted over the past 20 years by reading experts & cognitive scientists! This research has shown us some of the best methods for teaching students to read.
Below you can find some more detailed Information about The Science of Reading.
Is My Kid Learning How to Read?
This is an interesting, short 2-part video created by a mom who saw a lot of contradictions between the science of reading and the way her daughter was being taught how to read. She shows what happens when her daughter tries to read a text without the support of pictures, context, or a repetitive sentence pattern.
In Part 2, she gives her daughter direct phonics instruction and decodable texts. She shows us how the phonics lessons help her daughter learn to read. It’s pretty amazing to watch!
Can we Afford to Ignore the Science of Reading?
In this quick, but powerful TedTalk, Heather Hotstetter helps parents understand the difference between balanced literacy and structured literacy.