Understanding Your School's Reading Curriculum

About this episode

Beth discusses the importance of understanding school reading curricula and what parents should look for to support their children's reading success.

Episode 87: In this episode, Beth answers one of the most common questions she gets from parents: What reading curriculum should I be looking for and how to I know what my school uses? She breaks down why reading is not a natural process, what phonological awareness really means, and what to look for in a strong reading curriuclum program (plus red flags that a curriculum may be doing more harm than good.) * Why curriculum matters and the different types of curriculum schools can use * What to do if your child's curriculum isn't working * What phonological awareness is and why it predicts reading success * How to evaluate your child's school reading curriculum * What parents of struggling readers and kids with dyslexia need to know * How fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary all fit together Topics science of reading · phonological awareness · structured literacy · reading curriculum · phonics instruction · dyslexia · early literacy · reading fluency · parent questions about reading Links Mentioned Kindergarten On-Demand [https://www.bigcityreaders.com/kindergarten-ready] First Grade On-Demand [https://www.bigcityreaders.com/first-grade-bootcamp] 2nd & 3rd Grade On-Demand…

People in this episode

Host: Beth Gaskill

Topics covered

• reading curriculum
• phonological awareness
• dyslexia
• early literacy
• reading fluency

Keywords

• reading curriculum
• phonological awareness
• dyslexia
• structured literacy
• reading fluency
• parent questions
• early literacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big City Readers

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