In both of the articles this week, reading cues were discussed and how they can be best used in the classroom and their benefits. In Kathleen Clark's article, "What can I say besides 'sound it out?' Coaching word recognition in beginning readers", she discusses how important it is to use modern-day reading cues. If teachers emphasize the "rules" of phonics, and not how use them, the methods become ineffective in the classroom. They gave a surprising statistic by Theodore Clymer who found that "only 45% of the commonly taught phonics rules worked as much as 75% of the time". This quote alone proves how important our modern day teaching strategies need to be used and the cues should focus on "reading words, not learning rules". The article also gave great suggestions for the different types of cues a teacher can use.
Below is a video that briefly discusses how to use picture cues (this can especially be helpful for parents). One thing I really liked is that she pointed out to do a "picture walk" before actually reading the book. Click the video to find out more about picture walks and other ways to use picture cues!
I really liked your video! The picture walk is a great idea as well. It reminds me of the video we watched in class with the teacher from New Zealand, when she let the kids guess the story based on the pictures before reading it. I think giving kids an idea of the story before reading the words helps them really comprehend. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love that you brought up that we should be focusing on reading words instead of learning rules. Rules can really trip up students when they find an exception to the rule.
ReplyDeleteI liked the video that you posted! In the 2nd grade classroom I pre-intern in they have a reading activity where they read a short book, but first look at the pictures to see what the story might be about. The video reminded me a lot of this classroom activity and I think it is a great tool to use with young readers.
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