Reading Components by Nicole Hensley https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6 en-us 2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC 2025-10-13 02:21:13 UTC hello@padlet.com What is Fluency? nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830941

  • The ability to read text accurately, quickly and with expression.

  • Fluency bridges decoding and comprehension: When students read smoothly, they can focus on meaning. (Rasinski, 2012)

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830941     What is Phonics? nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830942

  • The relationship betwen letters and the sounds they represent.

  • Phonics instruction teaches children how to connect these letters and sounds to read and spell words accurately.

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830942     What is Phonemic Awareness? nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830943

  • The ability to hear, identify, and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.

    • Phonemes are the smallest units that make up the spoken english language. English has 41. (National Reading Panel, n.d.)

  • This is an auditory skills: Students don't yet work with prented letters.

  • It is the foundation for decoding and spelling.

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830943     Listening to Sounds in Words nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830944 Cat --> /c/ /a/ /t/

    ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830944     Classroom Activity nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830945 Activity: Sound Boxes

    • Students push a counter into a box for each sound they hear in a word.

    • Differentation:

      • Emerging learners: Use simple CVC words with clear sounds.

      • Developing learns: Blend and segment 4-5 sound words.

      • Advanced learners: Manipulate phonemes (add, delete, substitue sounds)

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  • Starfall's Phonemic Awareness Games: Free, engaging activities for practicing listening to sounds: www.starfall.com

  • Zero-to-Three Early Literacy Tips: Includes sound play activites for families who may have limited materials or time: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830948     Sound Wall nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830949 A visual with mouth formation pictures for each sound

    ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830949     Classroom Activity nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830951 Activity: Word Building with Letter Tiles

    • Students use magnetic letters or tiles to build and sound out the words

    • Differentation

      • Emerging learners: Focus on beginning letter sounds

      • Developing learners: Blend CVC words

      • Advanced learners: Work with digraphs and blends

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  • PBS Kids Reading Games: Interactive phonics and decoding practice: Https://pbskids.org/games/reading/

  • Family Phonics Toolkit (Colorin Colorado): Great for multilingual and multicultural families: https://www.colorincolorado.org/

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830952     nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830954 2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830954 Classroom Activity nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830956 Activity: Readers Theater

    • Students practice short scripts in pairs or small groups, then perform for the class.

    • Differentation

      • Emerging Learners: Use repetitive text and simple sentences

      • Developng Learners: Add short dialogues

      • Advanced Learners: Include expressive punctuation and dialogue tags.


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  • Storyline Online: Free videos of actors reading books aloud with expression: https://www.storylineonline.net/

  • Reading Rockets' Family Fluency Ideas: Includes strategies for busy or blind households: https://www.readingrockets.org/families

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628830958     What is Vocabulary? nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628841220

  • The collection of words a person knows and understands, which supports oral and written communication.

    • Oral Vocabulary: Refers to the words we use and understand through speaking and listening in everyday conversation.

    • Print Vocabulary: Includes the words we recognize and understand when reading and writing.

    • Academic Vocabulary: Consists of the words used in school subjects and learning contexts that are more formal and specific, helping students understand and discuss academic content.

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 01:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628841220     nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628843089 2025-10-13 01:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628843089 Classroom Activity nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628845826 Activity: Word Detective

    • Students look for new or intersting words in storybooks, circle them, and discuss meanings using pictures or actions. (The Art & Science of Vocabulary Instruction, n.d.-b)

    • Differentation:

      • Emerging Learners: Match pictures with words.

      • Developing Learners: Use new words in sentences or short stories.

      • Advanced Learners: Explore word origins or creat word maps.


    ]]>     2025-10-13 01:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628845826     Family Resources nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628848553 1. PBS Kids "Word World" - Fun videos and games that build early vocabulary. https://pbskids.org/wordworld


    2. Colorin Colorado: Building Vocabulary at Home - Strategies for bilingual and multilingual families to support word learning through conversation and reading http://www.colorincolorado.org/

    ]]>     2025-10-13 01:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628848553     What is Comprehension? nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628853005

  • The ability to understand, remember, and make meaning from what we read.

  • It is the ultimate goal of reading because reading isn't just about saying the words correctly, but about understanding what those words mean together. (Ross, 2025)

  • Good readers use strategies like predicting, questioning, summarizing, and connecting text to prior knowledge.

    • ]]>     2025-10-13 02:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628853005     nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628854415 2025-10-13 02:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628854415 Classroom Activity nicolemhensley1 https://padlet.com/nicolemhensley1/pwo972r3l0k5o2i6/wish/3628858051 Activity: Think Aloud Reading

    • The teacher models how to think through a text by verbalizing thoughts

      • "I wonder why the dog did that..."

    • Differentation

      • Emerging Learners: Use picture books and short passages.

      • Developing Learners: Practice guided think-alouds in pairs.

      • Advanced Learners: Apply independently and reflect in journals.

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  • Storyline Online: Actors read children's books aloud to support comprehension through expressive storytelling. https://www.storylineonline.net/

  • Reading Rockets: Reading for Meaning at Home: Practical strategies for families, including those with limited literacy resources. Https://www.readingrockets.org/families

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