Reading Instruction: The “Big 5” Ideas

Reading Instruction: The “Big 5” Ideas

This resource discusses the five big ideas in teaching reading (phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle/phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension) and provides recommendations and considerations for instruction within each of the components. Click here to view...
The Signed Reading Fluency of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

The Signed Reading Fluency of Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing

Reading fluency in deaf children whose primary mode of communication is visual, whether signed English or American Sign Language, is difficult to measure since most measures of fluency require a child to read aloud. This article opens the discussion of a new...