Five things things every teacher needs to know about reading

Webinar: Five things things every teacher needs to know about reading

In this session:

1. Just because students struggle to read doesn’t mean they’re thick
2. Working memory affects reading ability
3. Comprehension depends on general knowledge (and strategic knowledge)
4. Vocabulary matters
5. Everyone loves stories

Further reading:

From David Didau’s blog:

Why we need to read aloud

Some thoughts on silent reading

References:

Seymour, Aro & Erskine (2003) Foundation literacy acquisition in European orthographies

Westbrook et al (2019) ‘Just reading’: the impact of a faster pace of reading narratives on the comprehension of poorer adolescent readers in English classrooms

Books:

Isabelle Beck et al, Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction

Alex Quigley, Closing the Vocabulary Gap

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