Reading+Mastery+Corrective+Reading

media type="file" key="Teaching Reading using Word Modeling.flv" width="360" height="270" This is a short, 1 minute video of a teacher using direct instruction and word modeling
 * Reading Mastery is an intensice, highly structured programmed instructional system
 * features step by step instruction for
 * phonemic awareness
 * decoding
 * comprehension
 * Students are grouped according to their current ablilities with no more than 5 students in a group.
 * Each day one 30 minute lesson is presented
 * The manual specifies the sequence of presentation as well as statement and hand movements
 * Each student receives positive reinforcement for correct responses
 * A student who masters skills (indicated by performance on tests) changes groups.
 * The system uses synthetic phonics approach and emphasizes basic decoding skills including:
 * sound-symbol identification
 * left-to-right sequence
 * oral blending sound
 * Program teaches students to concentrate on important sound combinations and word discriminations and use a variety of word attack skills
 * Level I- students learn how to read words, sentences and stories both aloud and silently and answer literal comprehension questions about the readings
 * Level II- expands basic reading skills, and students learn strategies for decoding difficult words and for answering interpretive comprehension questions


 * Corrective Reading- advanced remedial reading program designed for students in 3rd grade through adult age who have not mastered decoding or comprehension skills
 * Program is divded into two strans, decoding and comprehension, and each has 4 instructional levels
 * Decoding includes:
 * word-attack basics
 * decoding strategies
 * skill applications
 * Comprehension includes:
 * thinking basics
 * comprehension skills
 * concept applications
 * Each lesson lasts 45 minutes
 * Instructional routines include:
 * direct teaching
 * teacher modeling and demonstration
 * independant practice and application with corrective feedback