Science of Reading
The 5 Components of the Science of Reading
A downloadable review of the five essential components of effective reading instruction.
The National Reading Panel identified five critical areas of effective reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
This Learning Point Associates review explains why explicit, systematic instruction is so important and summarizes research-based reading guidance for teachers and parents.
Use the five components as a checklist
A strong beginning reading plan should teach children to hear sounds in words, connect those sounds to letters, practice reading accurately and smoothly, build word knowledge, and understand what they read. Steps to Reading focuses especially on the phonemic-awareness and phonics foundation that many struggling readers are missing.
A Closer Look at the Five Essential Components of Effective Reading Instruction.
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