There are definitely better ways to teach reading

 

There are definitely better ways to teach reading  By Kate de Bruin, Pamela Snow, Linda Graham, Tanya Serry and Jacinta Conway. Effective reading instruction involves using the most equitable and efficient teaching practices which result in the highest proportion of children in a class becoming literate. Such practices are informed by the most reliable evidence about the theoretical basis of a reading curriculum, its scope and sequence, and the pedagogies that are most effective.

The three cueing systems approach is common in early reading instruction but it is not in keeping with evidence on how children learn to read. Find out more about the three cueing system at The three cueing system

Cortex in the Classroom: Advancing the Science of Reading in the Early Years The Science of Reading is for preschoolers, too! Dr. Carolyn Strom shares how the brain learns so read, with a special focus on leveraging the Science of Reading in preschool and the early years.

Unfortunately ‘Round Robin’ reading (group turn taking) is a common pedagogical practice that is entrenched into classrooms today, yet it has so many drawbacks!

There are other pedagogical practices that are now proving to maximise learning time, improve fluency and have been proven to be more effective than ‘Round Robin’ reading. We have been digging around for some great articles about this topic and here are our favourites: 

What’s Really Wrong with Round Robin Reading?

https://www.literacyworldwide.org/blog%2Fliteracy-now%2F2014%2F05%2F07%2Fwhat%27s-really-wrong-with-round-robin-reading- 

Sweeping Round Robin Reading Out of Your Classroom

http://coachingconnection.weebly.com/uploads/2/6/0/5/26050182/sweeping_round_robin_reading_out_of_your_classroom.pdf 

Alternatives to Round Robin Reading

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/alternatives-to-round-robin-reading-todd-finley 

Reading Strategies to Retire

https://www.edutopia.org/article/4-reading-strategies-retire-year-plus-6-try-out?fbclid=IwAR2lctkqElkd2slnoZaj9eXwD_tYFerOr5TKguqcXIXNodgo892nBOzqWQk 

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