{"id":85,"date":"2020-06-29T16:49:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2024-03-08T21:14:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T21:14:40","slug":"reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=85","title":{"rendered":"Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are a variety of strategies you could offer to clients to support their reading development. In general, we use the five pillars involved reading process to better understand areas of need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is pivotal that a child’s deficits in reading be identified in terms of their specific area of impairment and that recommendations must be<\/strong> made based on a child’s unique profile of\u00a0strengths and weaknesses.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Pillars of Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 . Phonemic Awareness<\/strong> – The conscious understanding that spoken words are made up of phonemes.

2 . Phonics<\/strong> – The understanding of the predictable relationship between phonemes (the sound of the spoken language) and graphemes (the letters and their spelling that represent that sound)
– Click here for recommendations targeting\u00a0Word Decoding<\/a>

3 . Vocabulary & Sight Words<\/strong> – The compilation of words understood and used by an individual both in verbal speech and written text
– Click here for recommendations targeting\u00a0Vocabulary<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Sight Words<\/a>

4. Reading Fluency<\/strong> – The ability to read text accurately, quickly, and expressively to oneself or aloud.
– Click here for recommendations targeting\u00a0Reading Comprehension<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Reading <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n