Refresher 2022
It is important to realise that Structured Literacy is an approach, not a programme.
62% of prisoners in New Zealand have less than Level 1 in NCEA.
Science of Reading
Reading is not a natural process - it needs to be taught like riding a bike.
The end game of reading is reading comprehension.
Source: Philip Gough & William Tunmer (1986)
All of these things stay within our approach to Literacy but the focus for this workshop is on the Word Recognition section.
This clip shows the way the brain works when reading.
Principles of Structured Literacy
Explicit
Systematic
Cumulative
Diagnostic
Make it fun and engaging for the learners.
Next step: Read The Science of Reading by Lois Letchford
