1. Developing
Lear ner s’
READING Skill
(K-12)
Hanadi Mirza
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2. Problems with MY Readers
 Nat
[b]
Tap [k] (KG 3)
 Sunday = Day of the Sun (Gr. 3)
 Major vs. minor characters
(Bacc II)
 The boys having bags are in class. Having
is singular or plural? (univ. 1st yr)
 Graded readers are written in narrative
style. (univ. 2nd/3rd yr)
* Copy/Paste
 Social /Fair / Bear / VocaPulary (univ.)
Hanadi Mirza
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3. Part I - Overview on How to Teach Reading
in KGs, Elementary, and Cycles 3 8 4
(A comparative Approach)
Part II - Group Work: sharing problems
teachers face with their readers and
suggesting solutions
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4. Natural Language Development
L
Listening
Piano
S
Speaking
Violin
R
Reading
Drums
W
Writing
Flute
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5. Reading Process
Reading = Decoding (category)
Reading Comp= Decoding + Encoding
READ Aloud  Pronunciation + Intonation
READ Silently  Comprehension
Hanadi Mirza
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6. 1.1- Communicate with others observingrules
appropriate to own level
NCERD
KG 1 (L + S)
KG 2 (L+ S+ R)
KG 3 (L+ S +R +W)
-Listen to what is
heard.-Apply some
instructions given
by others.-Express
needs with various
methods.-Express
what he himself is
doing.-Take
initiative in
speaking to
others.
Listen to what is
heard.Apply
instructions given by
others.Express needs
with various
methods.Express what
he/she or others are
doing.-Apply rules of
communication during
dialog.Take initiative in
speaking
Listen to what is
heard.-Follow
instructions &interact
with the urgings of
others -Express needs
with various methods.methods.
Express what he or
others are doing.-Appl
rules of communicatio
during dialog Take
initiative in speaking
and discussing with
others .
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7. The 5 Elements of Reading
L S  R  W
I- Phonemic Awareness  Identifying sounds
II- Phonics Reading sounds
III- Vocabulary  Meaning Making
IV- Fluency & Accuracy while Decoding
V- Comprehension Read TO Comprehend
i.e. Answer in OWN Words
i.e. Paraphrase Answer
Writing  Identify Sounds then Write Letters
Hanadi Mirza
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8. I- Phonemic Awareness (KGs)
1- Rhyming words
2- Sounds within words
a) Beginning sounds
b ) Ending Sounds)
c) Middle sounds
3- Sound Blending (sounds into a word)
4- Sound Segmenting (a word into sounds)
5- Words within sentences
6- Syllables within words
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9. II- Phonics (KG2 & KG3)
SOUND of a letter NOT Writing
 Process of translating written words into speech
 Letter Reading NOT Writing
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- Sound blending
- Word Building
- Connect sounds to word
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10. Phonics
1) m
M
ABCDEFGHI….
2) m + a = ma
ma + n = man
3) cat = c + at
4) hat
pen
mat
e + d = ed
b + ed = bed
ca + t
can
red
dog
bed
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sat

11. 3- Vocabulary (KGs)
Learn 2000-4000 new words per grade level
 Pre-teach Vocab
1- Meaning of q word:
- Using Meaning prompts
- Using Visual prompts (Pictures & Realia)
- Acting out a Word
- Using Multiple Prompts
- Using Relations between words: synonyms, antonym, prefixes,
roots …
2 – Application
- Guessing Games / Acting out
- Put a word in a meaningfulHanadi Mirza
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12. Pre-Teach Vocab (Cycles 1 & 2)
1- Meaning from Context Clues:
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Definition / Synonym / Antonym (Part of Speech)
Word Formation using Prefixes & Suffixes
Dictionary Skills – Spelling Rules - Dictation
2- Application/Review:
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Guessing Games using Pictures / Realia
Acting out the word / Cross Puzzle Words
Put a word in a meaningful sentence (Cycle 1)
Write a (narrative) paragraph using the following
5 words: … (Cycle 2)
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13. Vocabulary (Cycles 3 & 4)
 During Reading
1- Meaning IN Context:
 Find a word/expression in the text that means …
using the context clues of the text itself
2- Application:
 Write a persuasive essay arguing with or against
the law of banning smoking in public places in
Lebanon. (Lexis & Spelling)
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14. IV- Fluency & Accuracy
while Decoding
(follow with finger / ruler)
My dog is in the red box. (KG)
Four people are waiting in front of the police
stations. (Cycle 2)
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15. Poor Pronunciation
 NO Comprehension
Using Simplified Phonetics
People [pypl]
police [polys]
food [fooood]
purpose [p ərps]
Schwa [ ə ]  [euh] sound
BBC / CNN / Online Phonetics / Google...
Hanadi Mirza
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16. Spelling vs Pronunciation
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Psychology (ps--)
[saykolə djy]
Pneumonia (pn--)
[nəmonia]
Climbing, comb, lamb, bomb (--mb)  [klayming], [kom], [lèm],
[bám]
Calm, Palm (--l m)
[kám] , [pám]
Folk , Folktale (-- l k) 
[fok] , [fokteyl]
Vegetable
[ve dj təbl]
Comfortable
[kámftəbl]
Government (nm)
[gavərmənt]
Suggest, Suggestion
[sag djəst], [sagdjəstshən]
People, Apple
[pypəl], [ápəl]
Sensual , Sensuality
[sənshəwəl] , [sənshəwality]
Nation, Nationality
[neyshən], [nashənality]
Social , Beautiful
[soshəl] , [byurəfəl]
Original but Originally
[oridjinəl] but [oridjənly]
Actually
[aktshəly]
Say but Says
[sey] but [sèz]
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17. Spelling vs. Pronunciation (continued)
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Determine but Mine
[ditərmən] but [mayn]
Examine→
[əgzámin]
Seduce but Seduction
[sidýous] but [sidakshən]
Appreciate
[aprishiyeyt]
Result, Adult →
[rizált] , [ədált]
World, Work, Word, War
[wərld], [wərk], [wərd], [wor]
July, Major
[djoulay] , [meydjər]
Children, Church
[tshildrən], [tshərtsh]
Pleasure , Pleasurable bur Leisure [plejər] , [plejrəbl] / [lyjər]
Write/Written, Hide/Hidden  [rayt] / [ritən] , [hayd] /[hidən]
Teacher
[tytshər]
Doctor, Dollars
[daktər] , [dálərz]
Cat, Cup, Color: (c)  [k]
[Kat] , [Kap] , [kalər]
Circus, Ceremony: (c)  [s] [sərkəs] , [sərəmony]
Gallery, Go, Gut: (g)  [g]
[galəry] , [go] , [gat]
Giraffe, Generous: (g)  [dj] [djiraf] , [djənərəs]
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18. (continued)
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The + any letter EXCEPT (a/e/i/o/u) →[o‫ ]ﺫ‬never [za]
Although , Thunder, Thumb→
[ol‫ ﺫ‬o] , [thándər] , [thám]
Thank You
[thánk] Never [sank] You
The +a pple/ e lephant/ i sland/ o range/ u mbrella→ [‫ ] ﺫﻱ‬never [o‫ ]ﺫ‬nor
[zi]
The + eu ropean, u nited
the+[you] (as 1st sound) [o ‫ ]ﺫ‬NOT
[za]
Use
the [yous] but I/you [youz]
Process but processes →
[prósəs] but [prosəsyz]
Woman but women →
[woumən] but [wymin]
Police , Policeman
[polys] .[polysmən]
Symptom→ (--m p)
[simtəm]
Wanted / Added / Promised / Grinned 
[wantid] , [ádid] , [promist] , [grind]
Battles, Flags / Groups, Mats Kisses, Churches,—>
[bátəlz] , [flágz] / [groups] , [máts] / [kisəz] , [tshərtshəz]
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19. VOICED & VOICELESS
SOUNDS
Past Tense of Regular Verbs
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(-ed)  [- id] , [-t] , or [-d] ?
[-t] & [-d] + [-id] / Vd + [-d] / vl + [-t]
Created , Needed / Proved / Fixed
Plural Form of Nouns
(-s)  [-z] or [-s] or [-əz] ?
vd + [-z] / vl + [-s] / -ch, -sh, -ss, -x + [- əz]
Boys, girls / cats, lin ks / classes, foxes
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20. V- Reading Comprehension
Read for a PURPOSE:
- Read for the Gist (main idea)
- Read for Specific Info
- Read for Details (intensive / inferential Reading)
 Develop Schemata for Story Reading / Other Genres
Reading Strategies:
- Predicting
- Questioning
- Clarifying
- Summarizing
| Reading Skills:
a) Skimming
b) Scanning
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21. Reading Comprehension (KGs)
1) Cover page
 a- Title/Picture / Author /Illustrator (Graphic
Organizer)
 b- Predict story from Title & Picture
 2) Picture Walk using Reading Strategies
 3) Retell story using Pictures
 4) Decode words with the help of pictures
 5) Using Reading Strategies to check
students’ comprehension of the written text
 6) Summarize the story using pictures to
check comprehension of the story itself
Hanadi Mirza
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22. Reading Comp. (Cycles 1 & 2)
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1- Pre-Reading Stage
Warm-up (Discussion)
Pre-Teach Vocab
Predict Story from Title/Pictures
2- During Reading Stage (Silent Reading)
Answer Factual THEN Analytical Questions
Fill in the Story Map / Chart/ Table….
3- Post-Reading Stage
Summarize the Story / Text
Read Aloud  Pronunciation + Intonation
Connect: R-W / R-S / R- Drawing / ….
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23. Reading Comp. (Cycles 3 & 4)
How to Save Time?
1- Read Questions (Purpose) + Reformulate Q’s
2- Read the text to find the answer to each Q’s
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Multiple-Choice Questions: (STRATEGY)
1- Read the Stem without the Distracters (A/B/C/D)
2- Understand the question (Reformulation)
3- Read the text to find the answer to Question
4- Eliminate the wrong choices
5- Double check if he right choice = paraphrase of the
answer found in the text
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24. Make a Difference
In Your Readers’ Future
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