Science Of Reading 1 by Mahamuda Mary

Phonics and Phonological Awareness

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:15:20 UTC

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

Scarborough's Reading Rope

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:17:38 UTC

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.

Reflection and Professional Growth

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:21:01 UTC

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.

Morphology and Syllables

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:27:05 UTC

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.

Writing Integration

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:36:20 UTC

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.

Comprehension

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:38:45 UTC

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

Vocabulary Development

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:41:22 UTC

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.

Fluency

m_mary1 — 2024-12-03 00:44:50 UTC

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