Letters/ sounds Grammar Meaning Searchlights – 3 cueing system.

Letters/ sounds

Grammar

Meaning

Searchlights – 3 cueing system

Good readers can:

•Look at the shape of a word and read it•Predict/guess a word based on the sentence and its meaning

•Use punctuation to help understanding•Understand book language•Get the gist of a story / read for meaning•Use their general knowledge of the world•Skim and scan

Vocabulary…..Important for prediction

The b……….. dog

The ……….. dog

The brown d……….

The brown d……. was open.

What do you think this says?

SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR READING:

Visual Discrimination

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b d q p u n

SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR READING:

Sound/symbol links Phonological skills

Visual memory

Test- teach- practice-retest

Phonological Skills

•Divide sentences into words•Divide words into syllables•Divide words into onset and rime•Divide words/syllables/rimes into phonemes•Segment sounds•Blend sounds•Manipulate sounds in words•Isolate sounds

SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR READING:

Consistent Direction / Tracking

Orientation

Sequence

When reading aloud …Motor coordination – articulation

Mark Sherin