Teaching Procedures & Teaching Fluency in Reading and Writing

(30-minute individual daily instruction activities)

Which comes first?

or

Relationship of Reading & Writing

Reading affects writing and writing affects reading.

According to recommendations from the major English/Language Arts professional organizations, reading instruction is most effective when intertwined with writing instruction and vice versa.

Research has found also that when children read extensively they become better writers.

Teaching Demonstration of the 30-minute Lesson

Importance of Reading & Writing

undeniably critical to success in todays society

What can we do then?

As Teachers our JOB is...
to make literate children who can read and write with confidence, fluency and understanding;

How to Teach Fluency in Reading and Writing

Using Reading Recovery Techniques in a 30 minute individual lesson

1.Familiar re-reading
The lesson begins with something easy-reading known books. It is a time to enjoy stories and celebrate what the student already knows how to do. Your child reads 3-4 familiar books daily. This gives your child an opportunity to practice reading fluently.

For Reading:

3 RS FORMULA:

READ READ MORE

READ SOME MORE!!!

2. Using Sliding Strips as the child reads

1.Composing A Story

For Writing:

Get the child to compose and write his own stories either from what they read or from experience

2. Assembling Cut-Up Stories

 After the child has written a short story, the teacher will copy a sentence on to a strip of paper and cut it up for the child to put back together. This activity helps a child pay attention to the order of words, sequence of letters, and the way language is recorded in print