Breakout Room #3 by Ashley Girodo

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2025-02-11 23:52:43 UTC

Something that stuck me as interesting what the part on fluency. She brought up that of course when you start something, you are not going to be good at it. It will take practice alone, practice with others, and even seeing it be done that will help you become better at what you are trying to do. I feel as though most times we expect students to become fluent without really showing them what we mean!

Mariela Ojeda Soto

2025-02-12 00:07:37 UTC

From what I somewhat knew of the Science of Reading and after watching the video, I knew fluency was an important aspect for comprehension, but sometimes educators expect students to know this right away by just them "knowing" how to read and speak. Sometimes students need a little more support to achieve this. Many times we need to take a step back and look at ourselves to be able to make this kind of judgment, and I say this as English is my second language, and sometimes I catch myself not giving my best effort for fluency.

Jose Sierra

jmsierra3 — 2025-02-12 22:00:58 UTC

I used to think the Science of Reading was mostly about phonics, which is definitely a big part. I also knew things like vocabulary and understanding stories were important, but I didn't realize how they all connected. Learning about the Simple View of Reading helped me see that it's not just about adding these skills together; it's more like multiplying them. If a kid is great at sounding out words but doesn't understand what they mean, they won't really get the story. And if they know a lot of words but can't sound them out, they're stuck too. The Simple View also showed me how important it is to figure out exactly what each kid needs help with. Some might need more phonics, others might need help understanding stories, and some might need both!

Christy Belardo

2025-02-14 21:57:19 UTC

Before this class, I took reading and the process I went through for granted. I think as we began to dive deeper into this topic through the courses I have or am currently taking, I had a grasp that the Science of Reading was developing skills or sounds to combine into words, to the meaning of words, and then to be able to read and speak sentences proficiently, and then all in all, being able to understand a given text/passage. After watching this video and even seeing it firsthand with my students (even at the middle school level), the 5 Pillars of Literacy are essential and build off of each other in order for you to become a proficient reader and knowledgeable of a language. If you do not have the basic building blocks (like phonological awareness or even phonemics), trying to become fluent or even let alone comprehend text without understanding vocabulary is going to be very challenging. I notice that several of my students are way below grade level even in middle school. As this course progresses, it opens my eyes more beyond teaching science and I want to incorporate more of these strategies at the middle school level to help support my struggling readers.

Elsa

elsahidalgo1 — 2025-04-18 04:07:07 UTC

It taught me more than I knew. I have always believed that to know or learn, you need to know the basics. Now I understand how important it is to raise awareness in teaching. Now I understand the deficiencies some students have in reading, one of the bases for general knowledge. If they do not have vocabulary, phonetics, strategies, structure, or reading comprehension, they will be weak in the other areas of knowledge where reading is required.

Paula Bertolino

2025-04-23 23:50:02 UTC

Before watching the video, I thought the Science of Reading was mostly about teaching kids how to sound out words using phonics. But the video helped me understand that reading is more than just decoding—kids also need to build vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension skills. It showed me that all five parts of reading work together, and we need to teach each one clearly to help students truly understand what they read.