Reflection on Chapter 4 "Catching Readers Before They Fall"

      Stop with the "sound it out". 

It is super interesting to me how commonly used this method is, but it is not very beneficial. 

Within my field experience this past Thursday I was attempting to guide a kindergarten student in reading a sentence on her homework paper. Admittedly, I tried the "sound it out" method and did feel like it was not beneficial. Now I know what is....

M- Meaning (semantic) 

S- Structure

V- Visual

These are the key methods of beginning readers. 

It depends on which one to use, it is determined on how the student is reading. But it is not just visual anymore, "meaning and structure push us swiftly across a line of text, we are in a constant state of application" (pg. 57). Students should constantly self-monioring themselves by asking themselves... 

M- Does is make sense?

S- Does is sound right?

V- Does it look right?

Teachers need to model this? How make mistakes! Make mistakes in your teaching of meaning, structure, and look. Show your thought process to the class and the way you fix your mistakes. Mistakes need to be recognized and teaching students to always be listening to themselves read and write will help notice them. 

Stop the "sound it out" and start the "MSV".