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Amanda Kummer
EDU 371: Phonics Based Reading & Decoding
Instructor: Craig Smith
August 12, 2013

Learning to read is a very important skill necessary for a productive and successful life. Reading helps lead to a successful academic career. Everything we learn comes from reading. The Action Reading program focuses on a systematic phonics instruction. Comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, phonemic awareness, and phonics are the main critical areas of effective reading instruction. When teaching Avery, the lessons from CD 1 & 2 was very interesting. Avery thought it was fun. First of all, in order for a child to learn how to read, a child must know and understand the sounds of the letters. When Avery
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Fluency: grouping words into phrases and achieved through repetition.
Vocabulary: words we hear, see, read, and write. Word recognition is very important.
Comprehension: Every student needs to have an understanding of various texts. Prior knowledge, questioning, visualizing, and drawing conclusions are comprehension strategies. Learning to read is a very important skill necessary for a productive and successful life. Reading helps lead to a successful academic career. Everything we learn comes from reading. The Action Reading program focuses on a systematic phonics instruction. Comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, phonemic awareness, and phonics are the main critical areas of effective reading instruction. . All areas of effective reading instruction have been described and what lessons Avery and Dale learned from the program.

References:
Eller, J. (2000). Fundamentals: A research-based, phonics tutorial learn to read program. Chandler Heights, AZ: Action Reading.
Learning Point Associates. (2004). A closer look at the five essential components of effective reading instruction: a review of scientifically based reading research for teachers. Retrieved July 26, 2013, from

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