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Reading Instruction

At Peer Projects-Therapy from the Heart we realize that reading is a key foundation in living a successful life.  As a parent, you want the best for your child.  You would like them to set and achieve their own goals, have a love for learning, always try their best, and gain the skills they need to be successful in all they do.  Together, we strive to build your child’s understanding, confidence, and love for reading, beginning in kindergarten.  

Our devoted staff is comprised of teachers and parents from varying backgrounds.  They have either completed or are currently in a Reading Specialist licensure program. The team understands that each child is different and needs an individualized, systematic, and multi-sensory program.  Our tutors will create a program composed of writing and the five aspects of reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension and fluency. They will take the time to speak with the child’s teachers regularly to keep up with school curriculum and reinforce what is being learned.  They will also keep open communication with parents and send home enrichment activities when possible.   

Reading is a complex cognitive process but, with effective reading instruction, every child can be successful!

A bit on the Five Aspects of Reading…  

Phonics

The connection between sounds, patterns, and their letter symbols.  When trying to read a word, a reader can focus on the specific sound of each letter or combination of letters.  It is used in writing, or encoding text as well.  If the reader does not recognize the word chant, they can break it apart into pieces, assigning appropriate sounds to each separate letter or letters.

Example:  /ch/ /a/ /n/ /t/
 
Phonemic Awareness 
The knowledge that words are created from phonemes (individual sounds).  It is the ability to hold those sounds, blend them into words and then take them apart again.  It involves the focus on the sounds of language rather than the written words.

Examples:   
     cat - 3 sounds /c/ /a/ /t/  
     fish - 3 sounds /f/ /i/ /sh/
     cat, car and caboose all begin with the same sound /c/

Vocabulary 
The knowledge of words, their definitions and context.  We gain new vocabulary through reading, listening, and speaking. 
 
Reading Comprehension 
The ability to understand the meaning of a text.  A good comprehender uses a wide variety of strategies to create meaning from text.  They monitor their own comprehension, use prior knowledge, make predictions, question, recognize story structure, and summarize.
 
Fluency
The ability to read text accurately and smoothly.  It involves expression, intonation and pacing when reading aloud.  Fluency develops from reading practice and when less energy is spent decoding and recognizing each word.  When fluency increases, the ability to comprehend will also increase.

 

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