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TIE (Tanzania Institute of Education)
Ways for Teaching Reading for Pupils
Literacy
teaching and learning are core responsibilities of teachers and schools. Yet
teaching reading and writing is a complex and highly skilled professional
activity. Many young learners start school with little knowledge about how to
read and write. Teachers are tasked with helping children to bridge the
significant gap between linking their written and spoken language.
Here
are 5 strategies you can use to support your students in developing their
reading skills and boosting comprehension.
1. Read aloud to students
Read-aloud
regularly in the classroom and encourage parents to do the same at home.
Reading aloud has many benefits for students, including improving
comprehension, building listening skills, and broadening their vocabulary
development.
2. Practice Shared Reading
While
you read with your child, consider asking them to repeat words or sentences
back to you every now and then while you follow along with your finger.
There’s
no need to stop your reading time completely if your child struggles with a
particular word. An encouraging reminder of what the word means or how it’s
pronounced is plenty!
Another
option is to split reading aloud time with your child. For emerging readers,
you can read one line and then ask them to read the next. For older children,
reading one page and letting them read the next page is beneficial.
Doing
this helps your child feel capable and confident, which is important for
encouraging them to read well and consistently!
3. Read texts repeatedly to support
fluency
Allow
students to read the same texts multiple times. By doing this, they not
only build fluency but also build confidence. The more
confident they become in their reading skills, the more likely they will enjoy
reading.
4. Teach children the tools to figure out
words they don’t know
Teaching
students to read for the ultimate goal of producing independent readers begins
by explicitly teaching the code we use to decode
words.
5. Focus On Letter Sounds Over Letter Names
We
used to learn that “b” stands for “ball.” But when you say the word ball, it
sounds different than saying the letter B on its own. That can be a strange
concept for a young child to wrap their head around!
Instead
of focusing on letter names, we recommend teaching them the sounds associated
with each letter of the alphabet. For example, you could explain that B makes
the /b/ sound (pronounced just like it sounds when you say the word ball
aloud).
Once
they firmly establish a link between a handful of letters and their sounds,
children can begin to sound out short words. Knowing the sounds for B, T, and A
allows a child to sound out both bat and tab.
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