Essentials of Reading
The most important fundamental in reading is rapid recognition of letter combinations that make words.
Rapid recognition means that children are ahead in reading skills.
Components of Reading
Vocabulary – you ‘know’ word meaning and sound
Phonological awareness – you recognize different sounds
Phonics skills & sight words – you know that letters represent sounds
Fluency – you process quickly
Comprehension – you make meaning
What do you need to know about teaching Phonics?
The path to reading
Word recognition: encoding (sound to spelling) and decoding (spelling to sound).
Through word recognition, you can read fluently and automatically because you know letters match sounds and sounds match letters.
You can achieve this because you
build up a store of words that are instantly recognised and understood on sight
segment sounded words into phonemes so you can see the sound
use the phonemes to spell words
blend phonemes you see so you can read.
Word structure and spelling
You achieve this because you
learn segmenting (breaking) words into phonemes for spelling
learn the reverse of blending (putting together) phonemes into words for reading
spell words accurately by knowledge of letters and sounds
use a range of approaches to learn and spell irregular words.
Understanding and interpreting texts
You achieve this because you can
find information, events or ideas
work out and understand information, events or ideas
use word order, context, word structures and origins to develop understanding of word meanings
explain and comment on text.
Engaging with and responding to texts
You achieve this because you can
read independently for purpose, pleasure and learning
engage with, and respond to, texts
comment on writer purpose and viewpoints, and the overall effect of the text.
How can I improve my child's reading skills through phonics?
All of MyIT's exeptional English tutors are expertly trained in teaching phonics and can help your child improve their reading skills. We have a wide range of tutorsavailable either at home or online for you or your child.
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