Advancing Science of Reading in the Early Years - K–5 Literacy Program & Curriculum | Amplify CKLA

Join Dr. Carolyn Strom as she shares how the brain learns to read, the concern of low proficiency in reading during primary school years, and creating a particular focus on the Science of Reading in preschool and early years.

0:00 - Introduction
2:46 - Introduction by Dr. Carolyn Strom
3:32 - Dr. Carolyn Strom’s background
4:36 - Big pictures: What’s the problem in the field of literacy?
6:32 - How can we share the scientific knowledge base more effectively? - Agenda
7:58 - Perspective of our children and their brains
10:05 - We are wired for spoken language, not a written code
11:40 - Building a whole new system in our brains in order to read
14:20 - What is a word and how is it processed in the brain?
17:00 - How do we build neural pathways to read?
19:07 - How do we share this knowledge?
19:42 - Using visual metaphors, explaining science through stories
24:24 - Mapping sounds in spoken words to letters in written language
26:56 - Reading challenge - mirror invariance
31:00 - Building the phonological route through writing
31:40 - What’s it sound like when a child is building their phonological route
33:45 - Learning how to form letters activates the reading system
36:25 - Letterbox lookout
37:20 - Multisyllabic words and building automaticity
38:46 - Brain mode summary
39:30 - Skilled reading happens in parallel with spelling
43:34 - Q & A
45:00 - 5 Tips for sounds-in-focus teaching strategies
45:57 - Tip # 1: Play “I Hear”
47:21 - Tip # 2: Feature books that play with sounds
49:35 - Tip # 3: Play with sounds in words
53:23 - Tip # 4: Routinely play segmenting and blending games
55:14 - Tip #5: Share scientific terms in engaging ways
56:34 - Recap, closing, and conversation

Learn more about the Science of Reading and Amplify's guide to making the shift: https://scienceofreading.amplify.com/

Learn more about Amplify Core Knowledge Languages Arts® (CKLA), an elementary literacy core curriculum built on the Science of Reading: https://amplify.com/programs/amplify-...

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