multisensory structured language instruction for struggling readers jan maclean b.sc. m.sc. c/aogpe...
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Multisensory Structured Language Instruction for
Struggling Readers
Jan MacLean B.Sc. M.Sc. C/AOGPECertified Orton-Gillingham Practitioner
The Reading Clinic Kingston
Chair of Training CommitteeOntario Branch of the International Dyslexia Association
(ONBIDA)
ONBIDAwww.idaontario.com
• A Charity• Raise public awareness about dyslexia• Education about dyslexia for parents, adults with dyslexia
and professionals– Annual conference with parent, adult and professional
programs– Teacher training in multisensory structured language– Speaker series– “Right to Read” parent education and support groups– Newsletter “Right to Read”– Information and referral service [email protected]
• Participants will:• Have all of their questions addressed• Learn why present methods of teaching decoding does not work well for many
students.• Learn the components of a MSSL lesson plan• Learn how sounds are properly made and how to correct student errors.• Expand their knowledge of phonics (basic code, complex code, secondary code,
irregular words) so that they can teach the phonics “strand” of decoding in a clearly organised and sequential fashion
• Learn how to teach reading using sequential blending and spelling using sequential segmenting.
• Learn how to analyse text and materials to determine if it is phonetically “easy” enough or “hard” enough for a student.
• Learn how to create phonetically controlled text to maximise student learning.• Learn creative fun ways and find resources to teach the phonics strand of MSSL.
MSSL for Struggling ReadersCourse Objectives
Reading Disabilities
Low Dec. + Av. Comp. = R.D (dyslexia)Most Common 80% of RD
Av. Dec. + Low Comp. Skills = R.D. Language Impairment – not dyslexiaLow Dec. Skills + Low Comp. Skills = R.D.
“garden variety” poor readers.
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Reading Scores GORT 4
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Grade in School when Tested
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What Skill/Knowledge are You Using to Decode These Words?
Ploaf pleefPhonicsPemble, chizzleSyllable “types”Conruptly, prerupted prestructedMorphology
...and to decode this simple sentence?
• She jumped on the little toy in the shed.• Phonics sh, th, oy• Syllables lit tle (c-le), shed/she
(closed/open)
• Morphology jump ed (t,d,id)• Irregular Words the
• querpostoneous
What is MSSL for Reading?
Direct, systematic, scaffolded instruction in phonological awareness, phonics,
syllabification, morphology and spelling, using multisensory teaching strategies and
extended practice to ensure learning to automaticity.
Inclusive Instruction/Universal Design
So, if some students are going to have trouble learning what sound(s) go with which letter(s), (rote learning) how might we best go about teaching it so that our instruction is inclusive (i.e.sure to reach all of our students)?
40 PrePrimer Dolch Words
• a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you
40 PrePrimer Dolch words
• a and away big blue can come down find for funny go help here I in is it jump little look make me my not one play red run said see the three to two up we where yellow you
• 13 phonetically regular using single letters and short vowel sounds. (1:1 correspondence;)
• 14 requiring advanced patterns (12 different ones and 4 multisyllable words)
• 7 irregular words
Levelled Reader
This is my face.This is my eyebrow.This is my eye.This is my nose.This is my mouth.This is my chin.
Levelled Reader
This is my face.This is my eyebrow.This is my eye.This is my nose.This is my mouth.This is my chin.• 1 phonetically regular using single letters and short vowel
sounds. (1:1 correspondence;)• 7 requiring advanced patterns (7 different ones)• 1 irregular word
Decodable Reader
Tab is a cat.Mac is a rat.Mac has a cap.Tab has a ham.Mac and Tab are pals.Tab has a ham.......
Decodable Reader
Tab is a cat.Mac is a rat.Mac has a cap.Tab has a ham.Mac and Tab are pals.Tab has a ham.• 24 phonetically regular using single letters and short
vowel sounds. (1:1 correspondence;)• 0 requiring advanced patterns • 1 irregular word
PrePrimer Dolch Words
• a and away big blue can come down fine for funny go help here I in is it jump little look
Teaching That Works for Students Who Struggle to Learn to Decode
Must teach one piece of code after the other in a planned sequence of instruction
Must teach more than just the sounds for the single alphabet letters –English phonics is complex, but 80% regular ay, oo, th etc. (“code”)
Must give practice reading and spelling “the code” Must teach “sounding out” as the primary decoding strategy Must provide “decodable” books that let children practice reading
with the code they have learned up to that point. Must provide ample ongoing review that spirals back. Must use multisensory, contextual teaching with extended practice
to help them remember it