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How We Learn to Read
There are specific reading skills, or domains, that a child needs to master in order to become a successful reader. They need to be able to decode written language (sound out familiar and unfamiliar words) and comprehend oral language (understand what words mean and how language works).
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Awareness of Written Words and Language
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Knowing the ABCs
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Knowing Sounds in Spoken Language
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Knowing The Sounds of Written Letters
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Knowing How to Read Accurately and Quickly
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Knowing the Most Common Words
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Understanding the Meaning of What's Read
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Knowing the Meaning of Words
This animated video series breaks down what the brain does in order to read. Join Minh on his journey as his babysitter Mara, helps him cultivate a love for reading and understanding the Science of Reading. Series includes 13 episodes you don’t want miss!
Captions and Languages
To watch videos with subtitles: Click the settings icon in the lower right-hand corner, next click “subtitles,” and then “English.” To see subtitles in another language, after selecting English, click on subtitles again, then click “auto-translate” and select the language of your choice.
The science of reading is a vast body of research conducted over decades, and still continuing, about how the brain learns to read and the most effective way for reading to be taught. It is not a curriculum or program, but a large collection of scientifically-based findings about how reading works and what teaching practices help children become strong readers.
