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Reading is the Key to LearningDr. Wendy S Farone, PaTTAN, Pittsburgh
November, 2017Title 1 Parent Conference
Unlocking Literacy
Parents are KEY in their child’s success in reading!
Teachers are KEY in your child’s success in reading!
BUT…
Parents and Teachers working together can unlock literacy for all children!
Five Essential Components
Phonics
Fluency
Phonemic Awareness
Vocabulary
Comprehension
The National Reading Panel, 2000
Phonological Awareness
Phonemes/Sounds
How many sounds are in the English language?
44How many of those sounds are vowel sounds?
18
26 Letters, 44 Sounds
fish
/f/ /i/ /sh/
Today’s Sessions Supporting Phonological Awareness
Tactile Strategies (Erin, Jamie, Amy)
Tapping and Segment (Patty)
Phonics/Reading-Spelling
The reading/spelling system has
44 sounds/200 spellings!
List some words that have the /sh/ sound in them. How is the sound spelled in that word?
/SH/ Spellings
fish shed
station lotion
ancient mansion
percussion chef
schnitzel moustache
ocean sugar
prosciutto tissue
cushion anxious
English Spelling Isn’t Crazy!
“Floss” or FSZL Rule- Double the letter ‘f’ ‘s’ ‘z’ ‘l’ at the end of word directly after a short vowel (e. g. fluff; buzz; mess; tell)
-ck Rule- The letters ck spell /k/ at the end of a word directly after a short vowel (e.g. check; stick)
ch/-tch Rule- tch spells /ch/ at the end of a word directly after a short vowel (e.g. church, witch, punch, stitch)
Who Cares if 2 Vowels Go Walking…?
easeabeachteach
aisailtailrain
ee
oaboatgoal
I am sailing a boat on the sea!
When Words Get Big!
How do you attack a word like this!
multidimensional
multi-dimen-sion-al
dim/en
Today’s Sessions SupportingPhonics/Big Words
Red Words (Sue, Fritzi, Laurie)
Multisyllabic Words (Nikki)
Word Study/Vocab (Christa)
Fluency
Fluency is the ability to do something without much conscious thought.
DIBELS Next tests fluency (automaticity) all along the way.
Your brain requires fluency in order to comprehend.
Today’s Sessions SupportingFluency
Building Fluency (Matt)
Five Essential Components
Phonics
Fluency
Phonemic Awareness
Vocabulary
Comprehension
The National Reading Panel, 2000
Oral Language/VocabularyComprehension
In order to make sense (comprehension) of what you are reading, you must understand the meanings
(vocabulary) of many words.
Read bedtime stories every night!!
Talk a lot without “baby talk”
Use big words with descriptions (e.g. apologize/say you are sorry)
Enjoy Your Sessions!
Presenter Information www.pattan.net
Wendy S Farone, PhD
Educational Consultant
PennsylvaniaTom Wolf, Governor
