Lesson 10 introduces the Sound of T. With this new sound there are opportunities to teach grammar. Charlotte taught me grammar is an essential aspect when teaching students to read. The good folks at The Orton Gillingham Online Academy have an informative post on the topic.
The Importance of Grammar in Reading Comprehension by Marisa Bernard
According to Timothy Shanahan, who is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of urban education at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he was Founding Director of the Center for Literacy and chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, “there is a lot of evidence showing the importance of grammar in reading comprehension. Studies over the years have shown a clear relationship between syntactic or grammatical sophistication and reading comprehension; that is, as students learn to employ more complex sentences in their oral and written language, their ability to make sense of what they read increases, too.”
According to Timothy Shanahan, who is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of urban education at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he was Founding Director of the Center for Literacy and chair of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, “there is a lot of evidence showing the importance of grammar in reading comprehension. Studies over the years have shown a clear relationship between syntactic or grammatical sophistication and reading comprehension; that is, as students learn to employ more complex sentences in their oral and written language, their ability to make sense of what they read increases, too.”
Marisa Bernard states:
Though we are specifically addressing the importance of grammar in reading comprehension in this post, teaching grammar to those with Dyslexia explicitly is important because:
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Though we are specifically addressing the importance of grammar in reading comprehension in this post, teaching grammar to those with Dyslexia explicitly is important because:
- It assists with comprehension skills
- It improves written expression
- It helps with cognitive organization & structure
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As we all know, students already get plenty of tests, so why not let your students show what they learned creatively? Whether your students are reading independent books or your class has just finished a unit on space or pioneers, a culminating project can really cement that learning. Here are 72 fun and creative ways for your students to show what they know:
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- Create a poster
- Make a PowerPoint presentation
- Design a model
- Make a shoebox diorama
- Use a 3-panel display board
- Make a timeline
- Create a board game incorporating key elements.
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