Science of Reading Brochure

What Does It Take to Become a Skilled Reader? As the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, Scholastic has an unwavering commitment to children learning and loving to read. We believe research and evidence-based practices should inform all reading instruction.

Background Knowledge (facts, concepts, cultural information, etc.)

Vocabulary (breadth, precision, links, etc.)

Language Structures (syntax, semantics, etc.)

Verbal Reasoning (inference, metaphor, etc.)

Literacy Knowledge (genres, print concepts, text features, etc.)

Phonological Awareness (syllables, phonemic awareness, etc.)

Decoding (and Spelling) (alphabetic principle, spelling-sound correspondence, writing, etc.)

Sight Recognition (automatic, accurate word reading)

C

Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs