Reading Essentials

What does it mean to be an effective reading teacher? Good teaching does not mean spending a lot of time. Instead, it needs a lot of thinking - a way to make sure that the most important things for children, the things the children need to know, how to proceed with them, and to understand and enjoy what they read . Practical, philosophical, political, this optimisticism is simple ... more

There are many names called SSR, DIRT (daily reading) or DEAR (abandoning and reading all). Basically, students can select books quietly by themselves, such as taking 10 to 20 minutes a day or shooting weekly. Studying the effectiveness of SSR is a hybrid package. According to the National Reading Group 's report in 2000, there is not enough research to elicit the scientific conclusion that SSR will benefit students. However, the Panel clearly stated that the SSR could have a positive impact on fluency, vocabulary development and reading comprehension. Many teachers saw their positive impact in the classroom and included the SSR in the curriculum from elementary to high school.

It is the basic principle of SSR supporter to read freely. Regardless of how you stimulate self-selective reading, there are clear drawbacks. Because students often choose books that are far below or far above the reading level, they can not experience the best reading growth. Most reading professionals recommend that 95% to 98% of the word recognition level is needed for understanding input and learning vocabulary. Pay attention to let students choose their reading materials without guidance, let the madman take care of evacuation centers.

Overview Reading is important to learning. Reading is a developmental process that has to do a series of tasks that children become increasingly difficult 1 As students pass the grade, they progress through changes in support environments, mission requirements, and knowledge needs. Reading is a skill built over time and is a tool for further learning. Reading learning has to be prioritized over reading learning, so it is an important checkpoint to read grades at the end of the third grade. At the end of elementary school third grader, students who are not yet readers will rarely understand future results. Indeed, the results of the 4th grade reading can predict the possibility of high school graduation rationally and accurately.