Balanced Reading Instruction (5)

Question 1

Explicit instruction

Answer 1

Clear learning intentions
Corrective feedback provided
Skills taught sequentially
Accommodates diverse learners

Question 2

Direct instruction

Answer 2

Teacher directed
Structured/explicit/clear
Teachers role maximises acedemic learning

Question 3

Learner-centred instruction

Answer 3

Discovery orientated

Learner constructs learning, teacher guides

Question 4

Explicit skills vs strategy instruction

Answer 4

Skills: high level structure, step by step procedure, lower level processing

Strategy: cognitive strategies require higher level cognitive processing, less specific, developed over longer time

Question 5

Focussed skills teaching

Answer 5

Phonics, spelling, handwriting, grammar, comprehension, vocabulary

Question 6

Reading procedures

Answer 6

Modelled, shared, guided, independent

Question 7

Guided reading

Answer 7

Small group, similar ability
Same text
Read independently with support; text orientation, vocab instruction, strategy instruction
Text difficulty= instructional level (90-95% accuracy)

Question 8

Guided reading goal

Answer 8

Students use strategies they already know, so they are able to successfully read unfamiliar texts independently

Question 9

Text selection / levelled texts

Answer 9

Independent - 95% accuracy (4/100 errors)
Instructional - 90-95% (5-10/100)
Frustration - >90% (<10/100)

Question 10

Text complexity dimensions

Answer 10

Qualitative; level of meaning, structure, language conventionality, general knowledge demands

Quantitative; word length/freq, sentence length, text cohesion

Question 11

Fang & Schleppegrell 2010; Close reading process

Answer 11

At least 3 readings per text

1. What is the text about? Text analysis, using participants (nouns), processes (verbs), attributes (adjectives), circumstances (adverbs & prepositional phrases) grammatical knowledge
2. How is the text organised? Textual meaning, what begins each clause (sentence), how clauses are combined, how cohesion is created
3. Critical reading: what’s the authors perspective?interpersonal meaning, analysis of authors inference of word choices & attitudes, final evaluation of usefulness of text