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785 Decoding<->Encoding: Discrete Info & UNDERSTANDINGS

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10 questions
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Special Ed - LD TEACHING DECODING-ENCODING
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Question 1
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KEYWORDS: Which one of the choices is inappropriate as a keyword for students learning short vowels?

Question 2
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In 3-4 words (starting with To...), what are kids supposed to do with "key words"? Also, provide 3 adjectives describiing characteriscs of an effective key word.

Question 3
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SEQUENCING in Orton-Gillingham-Based Instruction: Which of these sound elements is taught only AFTER "silent e" words?

Question 4
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Below, offer notes-&-questions about sequencing sound elements in a decoding/encoding program. Be prepared to share your "sequencing" thoughts and confusions in class.

Question 5
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SYLLABLE TYPES: Syllable types are a way of grouping a variety of words-types for instruction. O-G programs typically sort words into subgroups within one of several syllable types. How many syllable types are there to teach in such reading programs?

Question 6
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We are not teaching rules, but teaching kids-to-read (to-ride-the-bike, not to recite from the bike manual). To get these coordinated skills well-learned requires much practice, involving multiple examples of words (word-types, word-patterns) that make up the different subgroups within a syllable type. When a reading program is laid out by syllable type, which is the first type that is introduced? So, now provide 5 examples of words for each of three different subgroupings within that syllable type (choose words appropriate for 1st-graders).

Question 7
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LARGE-SCALE READING RESEARCH over 50+ years has been compiled/summarized by Jeanne Chall, an eminent teacher first at CUNY and then at Harvard, twice over her lengthy career. That voluminous body of research has shown a consistent advantage for one-of-two broad approaches to the teaching of early reading.
What word-pair best captures these two contrasting approaches to teaching early-stage reading?
(Note: we're talking approaches, not particular programs that subscribe to one or the other. Dubbed the "reading wars", these instructional warring approaches have been exemplified by a multitude of reading "programs", each with its own authors, features, materials, and price tags--often yielding huge publisher profits!)

Question 8
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Share your thoughts about what "early stage reading" covers.

Question 9
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INSTRUCTIONAL ROUTINES: Which one of these is NOT a daily routine in Orton-Gillingham-based reading programs?

Question 10
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a) Yes/No: Do you have a strong "picture" in your mind of what well-sequenced , structured, & systemmatic reading foundation lessons look like?
b) Yes/No: Could you draw a version in labeled boxes (like a cartoon) with stick figures of students-&-teachers, with props and other depictions of the lesson structure?
c) In a sentence, what does systematic mean in teaching foundation reading?
d) List your QUESTIONS as you set out to be effective in teaching foundation reading to your small group.