Reading Workshops
Codebreaking to Comprehension (P-7)
Support Strategies for Literacy Learners
Teacher Aides require a thorough understanding of what it is readers need to know and understand in order to be proficient code-breakers and Text Participants. This workshop will provide Teacher Aides with a repertoire of practical strategies for code breaking and comprehension. A feature of this workshop is the many opportunities for practical application and hands on activities.
Content Overview
Code-Breaking
- Phonological Awareness- awareness of sounds, patterns of sounds and sound groups
- Grapho -phonics – linking of sound and letter relationships.
- Scope and sequence of grapho- phonic skill development
- Word sorts
Text Participants - Meaning Makers
Review the Reading Process
Levels of comprehension
- Literal/Locate
- Inferential
- Evaluative
A repertoire of comprehension strategies
Skim, Predict, Scan, QAR, Summarise, Identifying Cause& Effect, Main Idea, Paraphrasing, Compare and Contrast, Clarifying, Figurative Language, Identifying Fact & Opinion, Bias & Prejudice
Application of these skills in classroom reading activities.
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