Explanation of 5 Essential Components

1. PHONEMIC AWARENESS — The knowledge and manipulation of sounds in spoken words.

2. PHONICS — The relationship between written and spoken letters and sounds.

3. READING FLUENCY, INCLUDING ORAL READING SKILLS — The ability to read with accuracy, and with appropriate rate, expression, and phrasing.

4. VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT — The knowledge of words, their definitions, and context.

5. READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES — The understanding of meaning in text.
Must be based on scientifically based research.
Must include classroom-based screening, and instructional and diagnostic reading assessments.
Should provide ongoing, high-quality professional development focused on essential elements of reading.


For a more detailed and in-depth explanation of the 5 essential conponents of reading, please click on the following link to read my position paper on reading instruction: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1f0i0F8QG3dhmtoMWJjvaD_sjnrJBih_8Ut5gbJo2LbY