Reading Workshops
Supporting the Teaching & Learning of Reading
This workshop is specifically designed for Teacher Aides who work in and out of P-7 classrooms.Teacher Aides will gain a clearer understanding of the reading process, the four levels of
questioning using the QAR Strategy for comprehension and how to apply this knowledge in Guided
Reading with small groups and in one - to - one intervention programs.
Course Overview
Code-Breaking- Understanding the Reading Process:
- A very practical approach to understanding the cueing systems and how to support students to access all three sources of information in order to have success when reading.
- Pause, Prompt, Praise strategy.
- A toolkit of successful researched prompts and code-breaking strategies for supporting readers is delivered.
The Instructional Approaches
- A continuum model of support- Reading to, Reading with, Reading by
- Extensive modelling of working with a small group or one on one using modelled, shared or a guided reading instructional approach and understanding the need for various levels of support.
- Planning and practise of the above
Supporting Reading Comprehension
The four levels of questioning using the QAR Strategy for comprehension and how to apply this
knowledge in Guided Reading with small groups and in one-to-one intervention programs.
High Frequency Words MW100
- The magic of knowing high frequency words and the importance of these words to being a
successful code breaker and text participant.
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