The Science of Reading by Liz Williams https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t What are your beliefs about the teaching and learning of reading? en-us 2023-06-12 09:28:19 UTC 2025-09-24 04:13:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png Meaning based approach liz_williams2 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2620965754 A meaning based approach to reading is effective and engaging for most students.]]> 2023-06-12 09:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2620965754 Cognitive Load liz_williams2 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2620966370 Reading is not an innate process for humans and takes enormous cognitive effort to learn.]]> 2023-06-12 09:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2620966370 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623073863 Reading happens at different times for different students.]]> 2023-06-14 05:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623073863 Sounds, phonics and sight words are all vital to teaching reading https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623073988 2023-06-14 05:45:14 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623073988 We were immersed in the theory that "You learn to read by reading" https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074245 2023-06-14 05:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074245 Learning about Sounds https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074450 Sight words
Sounds/Blends
Phonics

]]> 2023-06-14 05:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074450 Reading sarah_fleming1 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074512 I believe reading requires explicit instruction with a synthetic phonics approach, to support students with learning letter-sound correspondences and transferring this knowledge/understanding to new texts/materials/contexts. This has been new learning over time as I was trained in the "whole language approach" :)]]> 2023-06-14 05:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074512 Decoding https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074557 Reading is the ability to decode words to make meaning. ]]> 2023-06-14 05:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074557 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074783 Phonics, illustrations and sight words.]]> 2023-06-14 05:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074783 Exposure to variety of texts https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074942 I used to think that learning to read was made up of whole word learning as well as learning sounds. I thought that exposure to many different texts would assist in learning to read. ]]> 2023-06-14 05:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623074942 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623075113 Modelling reading - listening to someone read.]]> 2023-06-14 05:46:25 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623075113 There are many approaches to teaching and different educators take different approaches https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623076000 2023-06-14 05:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623076000 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623076005 Individuals formulate their own reading strategies to best strengthen their skills.]]> 2023-06-14 05:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623076005 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623076342 Decoding words is important.
Knowing sight words
Reading with meaning to assist comprehension.
Prior knowledge of a topic assist their understanding.]]> 2023-06-14 05:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623076342 Children need to be exposed to oral language in the first 5 years of life is essential for reading https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623085827 2023-06-14 05:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623085827 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623087543 Now I think that reading comprehension requires both word recognition (identifying the words) and language comprehension (knowing what you are reading.
Oral language being foundational for early years of reading adding to the big 5 (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension).]]> 2023-06-14 05:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623087543 Lexiles https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623088646 The use of lexiles for 3-6 or independent readers is a good tracking tool to identify automatic recognition of words.]]> 2023-06-14 06:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623088646 https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623088881 The 5 keys to reading are crucial for children to become capable readers.]]> 2023-06-14 06:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623088881 Reading https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623089707 Must be systematically taught in a structured way.]]> 2023-06-14 06:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/liz_williams2/anlc2zjn8fq5942t/wish/2623089707