Granite School District

Reading is a natural process. Reading includes at least three parts of your brain at a time. Good readers do not need to read every letter in every word in order to understand text. You can become a better reader by just reading more frequently.

FALSE Reading is not a natural process. Natural Processes Does not need to be learned Sneezing Breathing Yawning Sleeping Unnatural Processes Needs to be learned Riding a bike Driving a car Writing your name Reading

60% of people find learning to read a challenge % of this group find reading is the most difficult challenge they will encounter during schooling. If reading has ever been challenging, you are (Honig B., Diamond L., & Gutlohn L., 2000)

TRUE (Honig B., Diamond L., & Gutlohn L., 2000) 1.) Letter Identification Processor 2.) Phonological Processor 3.) The Meaning Processor C-A-T /k/a/ t/

Some tasks will be developing your or your or but mostly, all three! 1.) Letter Identification Processor 2.) Phonological Processor 3.) The Meaning Processor C-A-T /k/a/ t/

FALSE One, tow, buckle my show. The color of the flag is rid, white, and blue. Failure to read each letter in a word can change the meaning of a sentence. (Honig B., Diamond L., & Gutlohn L., 2000)

TRUE Students who ranked at 98 th percentile in reading achievement read about 65 minutes a day. Students who ranked 90 th percentile read only 21.2 minutes a day. Daily reading on your level is Better readers get to read a lot more words. (Honig B., Diamond L., & Gutlohn L., 2000)

Your reading level is based on your SRI reading score. Your optimal range is 50 points higher than your score and 100 points lower Remember +50, -100 For example: if your SRI score is 458 your range is: = 508 Highest Lexile-Leveled Book = 448 Lowest Lexile-Leveled Book Optimal Reading Range:

Lexile Range + 50 points above SRI score -100 points below SRI score See the most growth in my reading! Reading is fun again! I learn more about myself when I read about others Access to information regarding nutrition, health, safety, and general well-being. Enriched understanding of culture, history, literature, science, and mathematics.

Yes, the SRI test (Scholastic Reading Inventory) is only given 3 times a year, your lexile range is updated then. Your computer assessments are important, they help determine your lexile range.

Reading is not a natural process. Reading includes at least three parts of your brain at a time. Good readers do need to read every letter in every word in order to understand text. You can become a better reader by just reading more frequently.

Honig, B., Diamond, L., & Gutlohn, L. (2000). CORE: Teaching reading sourcebook for kindergarten through eighth grade. Novato: Arena Press.