The Reading Brain: Connecting Speech to Print
Summary:
Oral language is the foundation of written language. To understand the reading brain, we must first understand oral language processing and the factors that contribute to skilled reading. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Explain the domains of language and their importance to proficient reading and writing
• Explain a scientifically valid model of the language processes underlying reading and writing.
• Identify and explain major research findings regarding the contribution of environmental factors to literacy outcomes.
• Match examples of student responses and learning behavior to phases in language and literacy development.
• Explain how a weakness in each component skill of oral language, reading, and writing may affect other related skills and processes across time.
• Identify the most salient instructional needs of students who are at different points of reading and writing development.
• Using case study, explain why a student is / is not meeting goals and expectations in reading or writing for his or her age / grade.
Standards
• Understand and explain the language processing requirements of proficient reading and writing( A: 1).
• Define and identify environmental, cultural and social factors that contribute to literacy development( A: 3).
• Know and identify phases in the typical developmental progression( A: 4)
• Understand and explain the known causal relationships among phonological skill, phonic decoding, spelling, accurate and automatic word recognition, text reading fluency, background knowledge, verbal reasoning skill, and vocabulary, reading comprehension and writing.( A: 5)
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