Classroom Reading Inventory by N. J. Silvoroli

Programmed Word Attack for Teachers by Wilson and Hall

Instructor:          Dr. Gregory J. Nolan

Office:          131 Robinson Hall

Phone:          893-2031

 I. Understanding Language and the Language Process

     A. Oral Language Development Theory

1.  Language Development

2.  Context Dependent Language

3.  Situation Dependent Language

4.  Cognitive Growth and Language

B.   Stimulating Oral Language Development

     1.  Language Experience (LEA)

2.  Reading Aloud

3.  Directed Listening Thinking Activity (DLTA)

      C. The Psychology of Reading

1.   Reading as a Set of Subskills (bottom-up model)

2.   Reading as an Interactive Process (Top-down model)

     3.    Principles of Reading Instruction

Text:   Chapter 1, “The Teacher”

           Chapter 2,  “The Child”

           Chapter 3,  “The Process View of Literacy Cultivation”

           Chapter 4, “Writing Development”

 First Essay Test

II. Developing Sight Word and Conceptual Vocabularies

    A. Developing Sight Word Vocabulary

1.  Direct Teaching of Sight Words

2.  Patterned Book Method

3.  Games and Activities

4.  Key Word Method

     B. Developing Conceptual Vocabulary

1.  Talk-Through Method

2.  Semantic Mapping

     3.  Contextual Analysis

           Text:   Chapter 6, "Developing Reading Vocabulary"

                       Chapter 8, "A Constructivist Approach to Conceptual Vocabulary"

 III. Developing Graphophonic Awareness 

      A. Phonic Terminology

      B. The Analytic Method

      C. The Synthetic Method

      D. The Linguistic Approach

      E. Syllabication

           Text:   Chapter 7, “Teaching Decoding Skills: Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetic Awareness,                                           and Phonics”

Programmed Word Attack for Teachers The Entire Text. 

Vocabulary Examination

Phonics Skills Quiz

IV. Comprehension 

A. Guided Reading

1.  Guided Reading Activities

2.  Directed Reading Thinking Activity

3.  ReQuest Method

        B. Levels of Comprehension

1.  Literal Comprehension

2.  Inferential Comprehension

3. Critical Comprehension

4. Aesthetic Comprehension

          Text:    Chapter 5, "Reading Fluency and Guided Reading"

                       Chapter 9, "Developing Reading Comprehension" 

V. Major Approaches to Reading Instruction 

A.  Basal Reader Programs

B.  Language Experience Approach

C.  Literature Based Approaches

          Text:    Chapter 10, "Using Literature and Informational Texts" 

VI. Matching the Reader to the Text 

A.  Factors in Determining Readability

B. Readability Formulas

C.  Reading Scales  

Assignments:

   Complete all textbook-reading assignments

   Complete one essay/vocabulary examination-- 30 points

   Complete one vocabulary examination --30 points

   Complete a phonic skills examination --30 points

Grading Scale

A = 95 points or higher

A-=90-95 points

B+=85-89 points

B= 80-84 points

B-=78-79 points

C+=75-77 points

C=70-74 points

C-=68-69 points

D+=65-67 points

D=60-64 points

E=59 or below