Structured Literacy approach

 Structured Literacy Session #2

Homework from session #2-

PMI Some found it time-consuming to administer the assessment.  

4/5 is not mastery.

Reviewed Scarborough's Rope 

Decoding Strand

Students need to know the alphabetic principle which is:

Scope and Sequence:

What is it?  Used to teach the a alphabetic principle.  Scope is the breadth and depth of content and skills to be covered.

Sequence refers to how these skills and content are ordered and presented to learners over time. 

WHY? Provides a specific list of content and skills so teachers know what to teach.  I do, We do, You do.  Is systematic.  Keeps a cumulative record of what learners know.  Should be aligned to assessment.  Identifies needs and gaps.  Can measure progress over time.  

The sound is the thing to focus on.  If they don't know the letter, focus on the sound.  If learners can cope, teach both.

OPTIONS

Little Learners

Sunshine Phonics

MOE

The Code Liz Kane

Learning Matters 

How to Use in the Classroom:

Introduce groups of letters a week as per scope and sequence.

Be mindful of similar-looking letters.

Word blending is based on letters learned.

Explicit instruction followed. by guided reading.

Frequent monitoring and assessment.

Students learn at different rates.

Decode-read

Encode-spell and write

Create a sound pack and have daily practise of reading and writing.  Your sound pack will grow.  

Heart Words. 

All of these skills need to be worked on before getting to a book.  

Letter sounds to Word level then connected text...dictation, decodable.

Can send home words and phrases, games home etc.

Sound Packs

Decodable Books-contain the letter sounds that students have learned.  

Sight Vocabulary is when words pop off the page and readers do not have to make a conscious effort.  Orthograophic mapping is when it is automatic.  

If student have orthograpgically mapped words incorrectly, we need to go back to the phonemic awareness.

Parent workshops to support parents to understand what structured literacy is.  Rather than sending a book home, sentences can be printed and sent home.  

Stage 6 is equivalent to Green.  

When using decodable texts, still discuss and look at pictures.  Check out the video in the shared drive.