Reading 101 -- The Basics of Reading Instruction

High frequency words are those that appear consistently in written material. It is essential for young readers to learn to recognize these words as many do not follow phonics rules. Here are many different activities to integrate into your classroom to help students with dyslexia learn the high frequency, or Dolch words.

Reading 101 attempts to lay out the descrete elements of reading needed to be a successful reader. Here the elements of reading are described and links are provided to explicit examples, goals for IEP writing and activities and worksheets to help drill and review these important building block skills with disabled readers. Disabled readers have...

Phonemic awareness is the ability to distinguish word sounds and precedes using phonics to decode words.

Letter recognition is a foundational skill that many learning disabled students struggle with, but this article offers some suggestions to support student success.

Dolch high frequency words are important sight words for learning word recognition.

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A review of Score 4 Reading, a new reading fluency intervention that helps struggling readers become confident readers.

Strategies and tips for teachers to implement in the classroom to help students with dyslexia improve reading fluency skills.

Phonemic awareness refers to the ability to break a spoken word into the smallest sound unit. It is one of the strongest predictors in a child's early reading success.

Teaching decoding skills helps not only in learning to read but in developing reading fluency. Decoding skills include recognizing sounds in a word, learning how words can change with prefixes and suffixes and increasing vocabulary skills.

Students with dyslexia frequently have difficulty remembering vocabulary words, causing problems when reading. Being able to recognize high-frequency words helps students read faster, more accurately and with better reading comprehension.

Learning reading decoding skills can help improve reading fluency and reading comprehension in children with dyslexia. Tips, suggestions and activities to help teachers teach students skills in recognizing sounds and sound blends, using context to understand word meaning and understanding the role of each word in the sentence.

Students with dyslexia frequently rely on context clues to help with reading comprehension. Using context clues can be taught in a way that will strengthen students' reading comprehension skills.

Because students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities are at a high risk of being bullied, teachers should be aware of what bullying is. Strategies are offered to help avoid bullying.

Letter recognition is a foundational skill for reading, but needs to be introduced to children with disabilities in a very structured way.

Dolch Flash Cards for assessment, teaching and activities for

A chart rack with a pocket chart is a great tool for scaffolding writing and practicing high frequency words.

Mats for students to spell out single syllable regular short vowel words.