Effective Reading Programmes

Elements of an Effective Reading Program

Situational Analysis

  • class
  • student profiles
  • resource issues
  • ICT

Syllabus Outcomes

Teaching and Learning Context

  • units of work
  • yearly program

Rationale for text selection

Resources required

  • visuals
  • objects
  • film
  • excursions
  • talking
  • writing
  • music

Strategies

  • Individual
  • Small Group
  • Whole Class

Balance of types of texts

  • fiction
  • poetry
  • non-fiction
  • Australian
  • international

Practical Approaches

  • pre-reading
  • during reading
  • responding to reading
  • moving beyond

Program evaluation

  • teacher
  • student
  • whole class

Reading cycles

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