Exploring the Science of

Reading Education

Geralyn Murray

Rationale for Scientifically Based Reading Research

Emergent Literacy

Concepts about Print         Letter Recognition         Phoneme Awareness

Beginning Reading

Decoding               Blending                  Spelling

Example of Explicit Decoding Instruction

Growing Independence and Fluency

Building fluency                    Decodable Texts

Link to my decodable books for beginning readers

Reading to Learn

Vocabulary                     Metacognition            Summarization

Question Generation          Question Answer Relationships - QAR

      Using Graphic Organizers

Sample Reading Guide: US Constitution

Sample WEBQUEST: Legislative Process of Bill Writing

Webquest Template

Standards for Reading Teachers and Reading Coaches: ARI and IRA

Links

Doctoral Studies in Reading at Auburn University          International Reading Assoc.    Plains Reading Council 

Updated November 2011