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Phonics: "I learned about the alphabetic principle and how to teach sound-symbol relationships. I created a mini-lesson to help students recognize and blend letter sounds."

Phonological Awareness: "I explored oral language skills such as rhyming, segmenting syllables, and isolating phonemes. Activities included using word cards and objects to enhance student engagement

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In the first week, I learned about Scarborough's Reading Rope, which highlights the intertwined skills needed for skilled reading. The rope consists of two main strands: Language Comprehension and Word Recognition."

Key Components:

Language Comprehension: Includes background knowledge, vocabulary, language structures, verbal reasoning, and literacy knowledge.

Word Recognition: Includes phonological awareness, decoding, and sight recognition.

"Each strand represents a set of skills that must develop together to support fluent, accurate, and meaningful reading."

Application:

"I created a narrated presentation explaining how each strand contributes to reading development. This activity helped me understand the complexity of teaching reading.

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This course taught me the importance of evidence-based reading instruction. I now understand how to integrate all components of reading and plan lessons to meet diverse student needs."

I plan to continue refining my teaching skills by practicing lesson delivery and staying updated with the latest reading research.

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I studied morphology, focusing on prefixes, suffixes, and root words. I also created mini-lessons on syllable division and identification to help students decode longer words.

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I created writing-focused lessons that supported reading instruction. For example, I designed a flipbook to teach parts of speech and a video lesson on constructing sentences.

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I learned how to teach comprehension for both narrative and informational texts. For narrative texts, I focused on story elements like characters and plot. For informational texts, I used twin-text activities to teach comparison skills

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Vocabulary is critical for reading comprehension. I created lesson plans with EL accommodations to teach new words. I also used semantic gradients to show the differences between similar words.

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Fluency involves reading with accuracy, speed, and expression. I learned how to assess fluency using a checklist and created a lesson plan to practice fluency skills