5 Essential Elements of Reading

5 Essential Elements of ReadingBy Ophelia WilliamsEDUC 303.001

1Essential Elements of ReadingIn 2000, the National Reading Panel (NRP) issued a report that identified 5 areas that they found critical for effective reading instruction: Phonemic AwarenessPhonicsFluencyVocabularyComprehension

2Phonemic AwarenessThe ability to notice, think about, identify, and work with the discrete sounds in spoken words. Students practice by listening to poems, rhymes, stories with repetitive refrains, and language patterns. Reading aloud to children and engaging them in word-play activities help to build phonemic awareness.

3PhonicsInvolves the relationship between letters and individual sounds, and helping children to recognize there are relationships between written letters and spoken words.Magnetic letters are a great tool to teach children to recognize sound-spelling patterns4FluencyThe ability to read text with accuracy, appropriate rate, expression, and phrasing. Take children to local libraries to encourage reading.Fluency develops with practice children become more fluent readers the more they read!

5VocabularyRefers to the knowledge of words, their definitions, and context. Children need good vocabulary skills to communicate effectively. Children love games play games to test their knowledge of different words.Introduce new books to familiarize them with new and difficult words.

6ComprehensionRefers to the ability to understand what one is reading. Children with strong comprehension skills are able to relate the text they are reading to what they already know, while constructing new knowledge and understanding.You can help improve comprehension skills by encouraging children to make predictions, ask questions, and form opinions while reading. 7THE ENDBrought to you by Ophelia Williams.

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