Teaching Word Practice

Teaching Word Practice

The process involves the following:

• Use an auditory signal to indicate when students are to respond. The timing is very rhythmical and predictable.

• Do not just stand in front of the group to present. Walk among groups to see what students are doing and ensure they are reading the words.

• Stand near a student who is most likely to make a mistake, present two or three words, then move to another student.

• Check whether students are looking at the right words, saying the words correctly and responding on signal or waiting for others to lead them.

• Affirm each word that the group reads correctly. It can be hard to hear an error in large groups. Routinely affirming each word after students read it guards against the possibility of students thinking their misreading is correct.

Turn to page 10 in RMSE 5 Teacher’s Guide. Practice teaching exercise 3 with affirmations and no student errors.