Teaching+Reading

= = There are four different ways to teach reading that provide different types of support to the students.

MODELLED READING Modelled reading is when the teacher reads aloud to the class from a text that the class is able to see and thus follow the teacher's reading of the text. The teacher's aim is to model how to read the text to the class and allows the class to engage with a text that is at a higher level than what they could read on their own.

SHARED READING Shared reading is a whole-group activity that allows the class to participate in the reading of a text. Big books are used so that the children can read the print and see the illustrations. The class is able to participate by joining in with reading aloud and discussions towards the story and the conventions in the text. i.e. the use of punctuation.

GUIDED READING Guided reading involves the teacher and a small group of students. Each student and the teacher has their own copy of the same text which is at their learning level. Before reading the text, the teacher will discuss the topic of the text and introduce and explain any new words and concepts that the children may come across when reading this text. When reading the text, the students reads the text individually. The teacher gives prompts to help the students and listens to each student read a section of the text. This gives the teacher some insight into the student's progress. During a guided reading session, the rest of the class will be involved in learning centres which allows students to practice the reading skills that they have been introduced to through the various reading strategies.

INDEPENDENT READING Independent reading allows children to read texts at their independent level which gives reading practice and helps to increase fluency. It also challenges the reader to read on their own during a long period of time which can build on their skill of tackling reading challenges alone.

This video gives and insight to the guided reading program and its use in the classroom. media type="youtube" key="txC-Qo_8GiU&hl=en" height="355" width="425"