Describe 5 problems that core reading programs may have in regard to how story reading is presented during the beginning reading stage
What will be an ideal response?
• Story reading is not practiced daily
• Too many irregular words in stories
• No explicit instruction in applying phonics skills. The programs do not provide directions to the teacher for prompting students to use their knowledge of letter–sound correspondences reading text. The programs rarely provide specific correction procedures.
• Procedures that do not foster a high level of student involvement. Programs do not provide guidance to teachers in how to conduct story reading in a manner that keeps all children highly involved in the reading of the story. The programs provide general statements to teachers about calling on students to read.
• Reliance on picture and/or context cues. Some programs encourage students to use the strategy of looking at pictures or relying on the context to read a word. Both of these strategies are likely to cause a struggling or at-risk beginning reader serious confusion. While the use of context as a cue in reading to figure out words is useful when students are past the beginning stage and have learned most phonic elements, the early introduction of reliance on context cues can be very problematic.
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