DLI 4th Grade Guide

Science of Reading

Students with Reading Diffculties Despite normal ability, struggling readers are characterized by diffculties with accurate and/or fuentwordrecognition,poorspelling,andissueswithdecoding. Secondaryconsequences may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of vocabulary and background knowledge. These diffculties typically result from a defcit in the phonological component of language that is often unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of effective classroominstruction. Thedegreesofreadingdiffcultiesmayvary;onereadermight encounter mild struggles, and another may have profound struggles. While not always the case, these reading diffculties can be similar to those encountered with dyslexia. Poor readers struggle with phonological awareness and phonemic awareness. One way to know if phonemic awareness is weak is to analyze spelling errors. Struggling readers should be given a Phonological Awareness screener to diagnose missing skills as phonological skills can be taught and repaired with small amounts of instruction for 80+ percent of students. It is important to note that both phonological awareness and phonics can be taught in tandem for school age students. Adapted from LETRS, Module 2, Louisa Moats 2009

Supports for teaching phonological, phoneme awareness and phonics:

Routines

CSD Kindergarten Routines Ring CSD grade 1 Routines Ring CSD grade 2 Routines Ring CSD grade 2 Syllable Ring CSD grade 2 Syllable Anchor Charts CSD grade 3-5 Routines Ring

Revised: 05/23/23