BeyondtheLetters with SoR

07/08/2023

I started this page in 2019 and before SoR started to become a literacy buzz word. I chose it because I use Take Flight and thought it was a cute play on words for a business name. Posting this so people know - this started as a business page. I am a CALT and work as a dyslexia therapist but I’m no Louisa Moats or any other huge name in literacy.

06/18/2021

05/26/2021

https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3QAQ2PW4naoCiMVQhpFFaoyWY9COSQ4pGOSDgkwPEaIoF_S4HKwX3Anmk&v=CGzQ97hh3lU&feature=youtu.be

See Dr Jan Hasbrouck speak on Reading Fluency.

05/26/2021

https://iowareadingresearch.org/elearning-teaching-students-map-phonemes-graphemes-module?fbclid=IwAR0Exzi7_jeBzghvccewpsxlFPr_OY4iYkAqBNnHau9CdKumEC3SBQaiQxc

Learn how to teach students this early decoding skill.

05/16/2021

https://co.chalkbeat.org/2021/5/12/22433210/colorados-largest-teacher-prep-program-full-state-approval-literacy-overhaul?fbclid=IwAR2zoMFC6CANceTTCyqnDjIT7qokU5m1yGCQsdCBQLUZRCH_XtJJTvXjsQk

Wednesday’s decision represents a milestone for the University of Northern Colorado, which has twice been ordered to improve how it trains future teachers to teach reading.

12/05/2020

I had a high school principal tell me, “nobody needs to read books anymore.” I was given the topic and articles to teach in my middle school classroom. The best student growth I had was in a rural school with no textbooks. I used books from the library book club and we studied and read novels in depth. We discussed background knowledge and vocabulary in depth! https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54452/why-deeply-diving-into-content-could-be-the-key-to-reading-comprehension?fbclid=IwAR3g3fnfta2kKsAjnHefXB1co3JqaKbcCPMFDFcDVcscIiWVPlwWe-Cjuzk

Natalie Wexler contends that elementary schools have been teaching reading comprehension as a bundle of skills that can be applied to any text. In reality, cognitive scientists have known for years that knowledge and vocabulary play an outsized role.

11/28/2020

You can’t drill comprehension. It is a skill that comes from having a solid foundation in fluency, vocabulary, PA, and phonics. Reading in depth about a variety of topics helps comprehension. Audio books, life experiences, exposure to grade level vocabulary and material are great ideas.

Our programs develop the National Reading Panel ‘s five (5) components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.