"The greatest task in the life of a human being is learning to read...and it must be done as a child." - John Steinbeck, Nobel Prize Winner for Literature, 1962
1. THE SECRET CODE
OF READING
Thomas Baker,
Colegio del Verbo Divino,
Santiago de Chile
profesorbaker@gmail.com
2. OBJECTIVES
1. FIVE COMPONENTS OF READING
2. INTERNATIONAL TEST RESULTS
3. SIX INSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
4. PRACTICAL APPLICATION
3. Activity: RPSS
Read – Pair – Share - Square
♦ First, read the paragraph on the following
slide to yourself.
♦ Next, discuss the paragraph with a partner.
♦ Then, make a list of the five most important
words/terms from the paragraph.
♦ Finally, share your lists with another pair.
4.
5. “Some people there are,
who, being grown;
forget the horrible task
of learning to read.
It is perhaps the
greatest single effort
that the human
undertakes,
and he must do it
as a child.” John Steinbeck,
Nobel Prize Winner for
Literature, 1962
15. Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3
Description Basic words that
most children
know before
entering school.
Words that appear
frequently in texts
and for which
students already
have conceptual
understanding, ie.
Uncommon
words that are
typically
associated with a
specific domain.
Examples clock, baby,
happy, dog,
taxi, radio
sinister, fortunate,
permit, conduct
knowledge, adapt
isotope,
peninsula,
bucolic, cranium
(Beck, McKeown, Kucan, 2002)
Selection Criteria
for Instructional Vocabulary
16. The Vocabulary Secret
“To speak and write English in normal
situations you need at least 2000
words.” McCarthy and O’Dell (1999, pg4)
Words Text
1000 72%
2000 79.7%
3000 84.0%
4000 86.8%
5000 88.7%
6000 89.9%
15,851 97.8%
17. VOCABULARY RESEARCHVOCABULARY RESEARCH
“We do not learn a word from one
meeting. Research tells us that it
takes between 5-16 meetings (or
more) to ‘learn’ an average word.”
( Nation, Paul 1990: 41)
19. Role of ICT – Leverage, if used well…
"Give me a lever, a fulcrum, and a place to stand,
and I will move the world."
Archimedes of Syracuse (287-212 BC),
22. Report from the NationalReport from the National
Research CouncilResearch Council
19981998
In 1995, the U.S.In 1995, the U.S.
Department of EducationDepartment of Education
and the National Institutesand the National Institutes
of Healthof Health
National Academy ofNational Academy of
SciencesSciences
http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/6023.pdfhttp://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/6023.pdf
23. In 1999,
New Zealand Ministry
of Education
Report of theReport of the
Literacy TaskforceLiteracy Taskforce
http://http://wwwwww..mineduminedu..govtgovt..nznz/web//web/
downloadabledownloadable/dl3853_v1//dl3853_v1/reportreport..pdfpdf
By 2005
“All 9 year old
children will be able
to read…”
24. In 1997, UnitedIn 1997, United
States CongressStates Congress
National Institute of ChildNational Institute of Child
Health and HumanHealth and Human
Development & U.S.Development & U.S.
Department of EducationDepartment of Education
Report of the NationalReport of the National
Reading Panel,Reading Panel, 20002000
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/upload/report_pdf.pdf
25. In 2003,
Scottish Executive
Education Department
Dr. Rhona Johnston,Dr. Rhona Johnston,
(University of Hull) &(University of Hull) &
Dr. Joyce Watson,Dr. Joyce Watson,
University of St. AndrewsUniversity of St. Andrews
Clackmannanshire
(5 Year Follow Up)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/36496/0023582.pdf#search=%
26. In 2005,
Scottish Executive
Education Department
Dr. Rhona Johnston,Dr. Rhona Johnston,
(University of Hull) &(University of Hull) &
Dr. Joyce Watson,Dr. Joyce Watson,
University of St. AndrewsUniversity of St. Andrews
Clackmannanshire
February 2005
(7 Year Follow Up)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/36496/0023582.pdf#search
=%22insight%207%20accelerated%20reading%20and%20spelling
%20with%20synthetic%20phonics%20watson%20johnston%22
27. In 2005,In 2005,
AustralianAustralian
GovernmentGovernment
Department ofDepartment of
Education, ScienceEducation, Science
and Trainingand Training
National Inquiry into
the Teaching of
Literacy,
December 2005
http://www.dest.gov.au/nitl/documents/report_recommendations.pdf
http://www.dest.gov.au/nitl/documents/report_recommendations.pdf
28. In 2005, Irish
Department of Education
& Science
Succeeding inSucceeding in
Reading?Reading?
http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/
insp_succeeding_in_reading.pdfinsp_succeeding_in_reading.pdf
“Teachers require
additional support in
teaching reading
comprehension
skills…” (pg 28)
29. In 2006, BritishIn 2006, British
GovernmentGovernment
http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/rosereview/report.pdf
Department forDepartment for
Education andEducation and
Skills (DfES)Skills (DfES)
Independent ReviewIndependent Review
of the Teaching ofof the Teaching of
Early Reading,Early Reading,
March 2006March 2006
30.
31. 2002
National Institute of Child
Health and Human
Development & U.S.
Department of Education
2006 - Report of the2006 - Report of the
National Literacy Panel forNational Literacy Panel for
Language Minority ChildrenLanguage Minority Children
and Youthand Youth
http://www.cal.org/natl-lit-http://www.cal.org/natl-lit-
panel/reports/Executive_Summary.pdfpanel/reports/Executive_Summary.pdf
““Instruction…in theInstruction…in the fivefive
components of readingcomponents of reading hashas
clear benefitsclear benefits for languagefor language
minority students.”minority students.”
(Executive Summary, pg 3)(Executive Summary, pg 3)
32. National Literacy Panel (NLP)
Executive Summary, (2002-2006)
♦Oral language proficiency in
English is critical...but student
performance suggests that it is often
overlooked. (pg 4)
33. USA Public School Enrollment
Pre-K – 12th
Grade
Year
1985 2005
Total
Enrollments
39.4 million 48.7 million
Spoke language
other than English
at home
3.8 million
9%
10 million
19%
Spoke English
with difficulty
1.3 million
3%
3 million
5%
National Center for Educational Statistics, 2006, pg. 34
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2006/2006071.pdf
36. USA: FY 2007 BUDGET
http://www.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget07/summary/edlite-section1.html
♦ $1.0 billion for Reading First
♦ $103 million for Early Reading First
♦ $669 million for English Language
Acquisition to help ensure that limited
English proficient (LEP) students learn
English...
♦ WHY SO MUCH MONEY?
37. Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education, USA
(October 10, 2006)
♦“90 percent of the fastest growing jobs
require post-secondary education”...
♦ http://www.whitehouse.gov/ask/20061010.html
(Retrieved February 7, 2007)
42. Research Indicates...
♦Girls read more than boys.
(Barrs & Pidgeon 1994)
♦Girls consistently achieve better results
than boys in reading tests.
(Barrs & Pidgeon 1994)
43. BOYS
♦ spend less time reading.
♦ have lower motivation.
♦ do not value reading.
♦ are less confident.
♦ have less interest.
♦ perceive themselves as
having lower reading
skills than girls..
♦ Labercane & Shapiro, 1986;
Baker and Wigfield, 1999;
Gambell & Hunter, 2000;
Millard, 1997; Solsken, 1993;
Wigfield, Eccles, Yoon,
Harold, Arbreton, Freedman-
Doan, & Blumenfeld, 1997
45. PIRLS 2001
♦Progress in International
Reading Literacy Study
♦ 4th grade girls performed better than boys in
all 35 countries where the assessment was
administered.
♦ (10 year-olds tested)
♦ Average score: 20 points higher.
♦ http://timss.bc.edu/pirls2001i/pdf/P1_IR_ExecSum.pdf
♦ http://isc.bc.edu/pirls2001i/pdf/P1_IR_Ch01.pdf
48. PISA
♦ “Females have significantly higher
performance (than males) in reading in all
countries”... (15 year-olds tested)
♦ 34 out of 34 countries: PISA 2000.
♦ 39 out of 39 countries: PISA 2003.
♦ Average score: 34 points higher.
♦ Finland - Average score: 51 points higher.
49.
50. Correlation between Spending and Results
Source: UNESCO
Average Performance
(Reading, mathematical, and scientific literacy)
Cumulative expenditure per child from beginning
of primary education to age 15 in U.S. dollars
600
550
500
450
400
350
300
0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000
POL
MEX
IDN
BRA
CHL
ARG
GRC
HUN
CZE
KOR
IRL
ESP
DEU
PRT
GBR
BEL
FIN JPN
CAN
AUS
NOR
FRA
SWE
ITA
DNK
CHE
USA
AUT
PER
http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/file_download.php/5d8f55178d66b02a76cbde3ff2697448figure3.29.pdf
51. ♦ Read-Alouds
♦ Shared Reading
♦ Guided Reading
♦ Repeated Reading
♦ Drama / Reader’s Theatre
♦ *Book Club / Literature Circle
♦ Silent Sustained Reading (SSR)
♦ Independent / Extensive Reading
52.
53.
54.
55.
56.
57.
58. “The more you read,
the better you get at
it;
the better you get at
it,
the more you like it;
and
63. 1. Students choose their own reading materials.
2. Small, temporary groups are formed based on the reading
materials the students have chosen.
3. Different groups read different text.
4. Groups meet on a regular, predictable schedule.
5. Students use written or drawn notes to guide their reading.
6. Discussion topics come from the students.
7. Group meetings aim to be open, natural conversations.
8. The teacher servers as a facilitator, not a group member.
9. Evaluation is by teacher observation and student self-
evaluation.
10. A spirit of playfulness and fun pervades the room.
11. New groups form around new reading choices.
Basic Principles
64. INTRODUCING A LITERATURE
CIRCLE
♦Teach students social skills and thinking
skills before the literature circles begin.
♦Start with a group of good students to serve
as a model for others to follow. (and / or)
♦Show a video of a literature circle.
www.teachers.tv (Reading Aloud
with Michael Rosen) (and / or)
♦Roleplay a literature circle
with other teachers.
65. STUDENT ROLES
♦ Use role cards to define students’ roles.
♦ 1. Discussion Director
♦ 2. Smart Summarizer
♦ 3. Word Wizard
♦ 4. Curious Connector
♦ 5. Passage Person
♦ 6. Culture Collector
66. LITERATURE CIRCLE JIGSAW
11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44
BASE GROUP
11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44 11 22 33 44
BASE GROUP
11 11 11 11 22 22 22 22 33 33 33 33 44 44 44 44
EXPERT GROUP
10 Minutes
10 Minutes
5 Minutes
67. Taught by methodsTaught by methods
that are…that are…
engaging & motivatingengaging & motivating
SUMMARY
The Five Keys to Reading
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/nrp/upload/smallbook_pdf.pdf
Phonemic AwarenessPhonemic Awareness
PhonicsPhonics
FluencyFluency
VocabularyVocabulary
Comprehension strategiesComprehension strategies
Identifying wordsIdentifying words
accurately andaccurately and
fluently.fluently.
ConstructingConstructing
meaningmeaning
once wordsonce words
are identified.are identified.
68. CONCLUSION
♦When teachers know and teach the five
components of reading, explicitly and
systematically, we help students learn .....
♦“THE SECRETTHE SECRET CCOODDEE of READINGof READING”
♦This is not easy, but...
Notas del editor
1. The goal of phonological awareness instruction is to enable children to work with the phoneme level.
PA is comprised of multiple concepts.
2. However, not all children can begin at the phoneme level.
3. Start at the task where children are not firm….no need to backtrack through the entire continuum if children have preskills.
4. Give examples of each task level.
5. Explain onset rime (the set of <?> before the first vowel (sw - im; b = at)
Here I tell briefly the story of the NRC report. Emphasizing that 20 or so scientiests, teachers, policy makers worked for two years to find a consensus, and they did, and produced this book. Chapter 10 contains some very specific recommendations for instruction that are different than many teachers were following when the book was published in 1998.
Basically, it emphasized the importance of explicitly teaching phonemic awareness and phonics, and also highlighted the importance of working explicitly and systematically to build children’s vocabulary and teach them comprehension strategies in reading.
Next came the report of the NRP.
It reviewed only experimental studies, and came also to a consensus about many instructional features that should be part of instruction for all children, and particularly for those who are at risk of reading difficulties.
KAREN BRUETT
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