The teacher supports students by modeling how the text is read and using echo reading as the students practice reading a familiar text with partners. The focus is on accuracy and prosody to build fluency.
The teacher provides brief, student-friendly definitions of pre-determined vocabulary words before a digital read-aloud of a text connected to their current thematic unit. Students are prompted to pronounce each word and practice a variety of activities such as talking to partners and acting out the meaning of the words.
In this video the teachers instruction highlights the importance of language objectives, especially when supporting multilingual learners in the classroom. The teacher uses data to plan for language and skill development that will take place during the lesson. Opportunities for speaking, listening, reading, and writing are prioritized.
This video demonstrates sound-by-sound and continuous blending techniques in a straightforward and applicable manner. It then illustrates segmentation using words to highlight the reciprocal relationship of phonemes. Understanding the 26 letters and 44 phonemes and pronouncing them accurately is crucial for supporting students in making connections between phonemes and graphemes.