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Conquer the
the Code:
Code:
Sounds,
Sounds, Symbols,
Symbols, and
and Syllables
Syllables
IDA Florida Branch Conference - May 1, 2006
E. Judith Cohen, Ed.D.
Florida International University
Reading . . .
an extraordinary ability,
distinctly unnatural.
Begins at birth,
and
is a lifelong process!
Unfortunately,
Receptive Expressive
Means End
DECODING COMPREHENSION
• Phonemic • Vocabulary
Awareness • Text
• Phonics Comprehension
Lesson Plan Format
• Preread Schema
• Read it Story grammar
• Reread it Fluency
• Discuss it Vocabulary
• React to it Comprehension
• Code it Alphabetic code
• Apply it Practice
• Transfer it Generalization
Read with “HuGs”
uniting
strategies
Reading is the union of
Comprehension + Decoding
(Holistic) (Graphophonic)
• Phonological awareness
• Phonemic awareness
• 44 phonemes (speech sounds)
• Oral / auditory
• Related to reading and writing
How many sounds?
• Regular • Effective
• Reliable • Efficient
• Research-based • Easy to use
Vowel Pattern Chart
Closed Open Silent e
77%
Irregular / “Memory”
Words
• About 12 – 15% of English words do
not conform to the regular patterns
• Can be taught through context,
repetition, multisensory techniques,
and learning games, e.g., Word Wall
activities, VAAKT (associative word
cards), BINGO
Structural Analysis
Happy Teaching!
Contact information
E. Judith Cohen, Ed.D.
cohenj@fiu.edu
305-348-6668
For more information, see:
Focus on Phonics: Assessment and Instruction,
Wendy Cheyney & E. Judith Cohen (1999)
The Wright Skills Program (PreK – Grade 3)
Fast Track Reading
Wright Group/ McGraw-Hill www.wrightgroup.com
Websites of Interest
www.aft.org American Federation of Teachers
www.ascd.org Association for Supervision and Curriculum
Development
www.educationworld.com Education World
www.fcrr.org Florida Center for Reading Research
www.idafla.org Florida Branch - IDA
www.interdys.org International Dyslexia Association
www.nifl.gov National Institute for Literacy
www.nationalreadingpanel.org National Reading Panel
www.reading.org International Reading Association
www.readingrockets.org Reading Rockets