CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE READING PROGRAM IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TREE ELEMENTS ARE CRITICAL
The teaching of reading
must be effective and
tailored to the needs of
students
Guide instructions to
determine adjustments and
making decisions
Identifiy a variety of
additional instructional
resources to meet the
needs of students.
COMPONENTS OF TEACHING READING AT EVERY GRADE
Kindergarten:Teach the
relationship between letters and
sounds. Recognize words " by sight"
. expand vocabulary
Firsh grade: Use of Strategies to
identify unknown words in the
text. Fluency in reading texts.
Teach comprehension strategies.
2nd Grade: Create opportunities for students to
participate in high-level discussions about the
meaning of texts. Teach more complex patterns
of letters. Encourage extensive reading .
3rd grade: Identify unknown words in the
text through morphemic analysis.
Maintaining the ability to understand more
and more difficult texts.
4th, 5th, and 6th gRADE: Read grade level
text . Provide explicit instructions and
using reading comprehension strategies
before, during and after reading .
CONSIDER
Learning of important content
(science, history, social studies,
literature)
support by a variety of
effective methods for
teaching
use of graphic organizers,
routines for comparing and
contrasting concepts, etc.
increasing the knowledge and
thinking skills required to
comprehend complex text.