Reading and Learning to Read Chapter 2 Key Terms

A major approach to reading that occupies the central and broadest position on the instructional continuum. Built on a scope and sequence foundation and traditionally associated with bottom-up theory, ____________ _____________ have been modified in recent years with the inclusion of language experience and literature activities.

An approach to instruction that adheres to the belief that teachers need to possess a strong knowledge of multiple methods for teaching reading so they can create the appropriate balance of methods needed for the children they teach.

Instruction that makes clear the what, why , when, and why of skill and strategy use.

Providing enough instructional guidance and support for students so they will be successful in their use of reading strategies.

An instructional approach in which reading, writing, listening, and speaking, and viewing activities are connected through the use of literature.

A major approach to reading, located on the holistic side of the instructional continuum, tied closely to interactive or top-down theory. Often considered a beginning reading approach, connections between reading and writing are becoming more prevalent in classrooms.

A major approach to reading that encourages students to select their own trade books, which students may be asked to read aloud from their selections; used by teachers who want to provide for individual student differences in reading abilities while focusing on meaning, interest, and enjoyment.

An instruction approach that utilizes computers and their many capabilities.

Categories of written language, ranging from the smallest unit, letters, to the largest unit, the whole text selection, that are emphasized for instructional purposes.