Chapter 1
Foundations of Reading Development
Course: Foundations Of Reading 890
Subject: Foundations Of Reading 890
Chapter: Reading Assessment And Instruction 5849 9750
Lesson 2: Approaches to Reading Instruction and Intervention Strategies
Major Approaches to Reading Instruction
Over the decades, several broad philosophies of reading instruction have competed for influence, and the exam expects you to understand each, along with what research has concluded about them. Here are the major approaches to reading instruction.
1. Phonics-Based Approach
A phonics-based approach centers on teaching the systematic relationship between letters and the sounds they represent. Students learn to decode words by directly applying letter-sound knowledge and phonics patterns, building the word-recognition foundation that the Simple View identifies as essential.
Key Features. The defining features of a phonics-based approach are the following:
- Explicit instruction in letter-sound relationships
- A systematic progression from simpler to more complex skills
- A primary focus on decoding (reading) and its mirror skill, encoding (spelling)