Learning to Read

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Student path to become successful in

Reading Acquisition and Literacy

Comprehension
Relating personal experiences to
3rd +
stories Grade
Follow simple written instruction
Nose difference between

fact\opinion and Cause and effect

(Whole Language Skills)

Vocabulary
3rd Create longer sentences

Grade and new vocabulary

Uses prefixes and suffixes
Vocabulary is more

complex

Fluency 1st
Ability to read fluently &
Read emotion
Understand context 2nd

Grade

1st Decoding & Word

Recognition
& Deciphers longer words
2nd non-traditional pronunciations
syllables
Grade

Phonemic Awareness
Recognition of sounds in words
K-1st
Difference in sounds Grade
Hearing beginning, middle, and

ending sounds

Print Concepts
Pre Knowledge of books have

school meaning, letters, and words

Directionality

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Phonology in the Classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved 25 March 2022, from

https://course.lapu.edu/pluginfile.php/1405132/mod_resource/content/4/Phonology/index.html
Up, S., Time4Learning, C., In, L., Up, S., Works, H., & Demos et al. (2022). Order a printed wall copy of the Reading

Skills Pyramid. Retrieved 28 March 2022, from https://www.time4learning.com/readingpyramid/index.htm