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Read moreTutor Ready Reading - Alphabetics
One of the four main components of reading is alphabetics. Alphabetics comprises two main subcomponent skills: phonemic awareness and word analysis, also known as decoding. In order to be successful with alphabetics, learners need to have developed each of these skills.
Read moreTutor Ready Reading - Fluency
One of the four components of reading is fluency. There are three aspects of fluency: speed, accuracy, and phrasing and expression. In order to read fluently, learners need to have developed each of these aspects or skills.
Read moreTutor Ready Reading - Vocabulary
One of the four main components of reading is vocabulary. Vocabulary refers to the words understood or used by a person. Vocabulary is a key to early literacy development and is a crucial component of reading comprehension at all levels.
Read moreTutor Ready Reading - Comprehension
One of the four main components of reading is comprehension. Understanding what we read is the purpose of reading anything. It’s critical that we explicitly teach learners at all reading levels a variety of specific comprehension strategies, one at a time, that they can use while they read.
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