[charlotte.reading]

in reply to: Dyslexia & Structured Literacy #2978

I have been under the assumption that in order to help my students with Dyslexia learn to read I had to have a program. Most of which are extremely expensive. While they might be beneficial this chapter showed me that there are many things I am doing already and can implement to help all my students including those with Dyslexia.

I have been teaching syllables, but I will now use the order in which it talked about to teach them. When I teach them I will try and use multisensory activities.
I would also like to use some of the items that it suggested such as colored lined paper. I have used speech to text tools for some of my students and that works wonderfully.

I think the aspects of structured literacy that I am currently using is taking time in the day to teach spelling rules and syllable rules. This reading is just helping me understand better ways to teach it.

[charlotte.reading]

in reply to: Your Phonics Instruction Strategies #2977

Rhondajord, I had recently asked you your grade level. It looks like we both are teaching third. It is very different for us. I have seen since the pandemic a greater need for phonics in our grade. This has made me reach out for PD such as this to try and help my struggling readers get back on grade level.

[charlotte.reading]

in reply to: Intro to Science of Reading #2850

HEllo Rhonda,

I agree with your point about finding the time in our reading block and still doing what our districts ask of us. I will need to find a way. I guess it will take further reading and understanding and maybe it won’t take as much time as we think or maybe it will be something I can do with just my strugglers at the back table.

[charlotte.reading]

in reply to: Intro to Science of Reading #2849

HEllo drecebrissette,

Wow!! YOur first big takeaway just now settled with me. As I teach third grade and feel so defeated and helpless sometimes trying to catch my kiddos up. Now realizing that they my not get caught up is sad. That won’t discourage me from trying 🙂

[charlotte.reading]

in reply to: Intro to Science of Reading #2847

My three main takeaways; I was surprised to learn that reading is not a natural skill. That we all can learn the same. Teaching in the older grades I just thought if I keep my kiddos reading over and over they will get better. However, I haven’t given them the tools to help them get better. It has been frustrating to me. Then see Decoding X Language Comprehension = Reading Comprehension. Also, seeing Scarbarough’s Reading Rope I realized that I need the tools and then I can teach my kiddos in a more effective way. So, my question is how to I teach decoding. I know as a teacher you would think I would have learned, but in third grade students should be reading, so there has not been training in the basics.

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