2. WHAT IS READING? What makes a ABLE reader? What do ABLE readers do?
What does reading instruction look like in your school?
What attributes are part of your program?

3. ABLE READERS
PURPOSEFUL
ACTIVE
STRATEGIC
FLEXIBLE

4. 7 Instructional Components:
Phonemic Awareness
Phonics
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Oral Language
Motivation

5. PHONEMIC AWARENESS
The ability to notice, think about, and work with the individual sounds of spoken words.

6. In your group list all the ways you increase Phonemic Awareness.

7. PHONICS
Understanding the relationship between letters and sounds.

8. In your group list all the ways you intentionally teach phonics.

9. FLUENCY The ability to read text -quickly, -accurately,
-and with proper expression.

10. In your group list all the ways you help students become more fluent.

11. COMPRENHENSION
The ability to make sense of text and to monitor for understanding.

12. In your group list all the ways you focus on comprehension in your classroom. .

13. VOCABULARY
The knowledge of the meanings and pronunciation of words that are used in oral and written language.

14. Talk about how to you intentionally teach vocabulary.

15. ORAL LANGUAGE The foundation for all literacy is in oral language.
In order to read one must possess listening and speaking skills.

16. Discuss ways that you give deliberate opportunities to build oral language abilities.

17. Motivation
Intrinsic -- the source of motivation comes from ourselves – self-determined
Creates independence
Extrinsic -- the source of motivation comes from the environment – determined by others
Creates dependence

18. How do you motivate children to read
How do you motivate children to read? Is reading a priority and focus of learning in your classroom? HOW?

19. Oral language Phonemic Awareness Motivation Phonics Fluency Vocabulary
Comprehension
Motivation
Identifying words accurately and fluently
Constructing meaning once words are identified
Oral language
foundation