Reading

There is so much out there on the teaching and learning of reading - where to start?

DEECD has extensive resources, particularly for the teaching of reading at the younger levels.

Some resources on the teaching of reading in the middle years might be of interest.

The following tool was developed to support teachers to see the link between their own practice and what they would expect to see students doing if they were successfully demonstrating this reading capability:



We have also adapted the research on effective teachers of literacy (Yrs 6-10) into a review tool - the way to use it is identify your strengths then choose one or two areas of practice you want to work on:



We also developed the following booklet to support secondary teachers to better understand what the success criteria would be if students were effective readers, writers, speakers and listeners. It works best if you use this as a 'menu' of ideas that you can draw upon to create your own reflection booklet for your students, based on what you have analysed they need to learn next:



Some of you have mentioned you are working on Reading Comprehension - I'd recommend you join the [|International Reading Association]. The online membership gives you access to a wealth of articles and research - there is an article called: //Reading Comprehension - What every teacher needs to know// by Maureen McLaughlin in Vol 65, Issue 7 of //The Reading Teacher// journal.

A new book just published by the International Reading Association: [|Comprehension shouldn't be silent.]