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8 Essential Skills for Reading Success

The document outlines eight essential skills for reading success, including decoding, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, sentence construction and cohesion, reading comprehension, reasoning and background knowledge, and working memory and attention. Each skill plays a crucial role in the reading process, from understanding sounds and words to comprehending and retaining information. Developing these skills is vital for children's academic success and overall reading proficiency.

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8 Essential Skills for Reading Success

The document outlines eight essential skills for reading success, including decoding, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, sentence construction and cohesion, reading comprehension, reasoning and background knowledge, and working memory and attention. Each skill plays a crucial role in the reading process, from understanding sounds and words to comprehending and retaining information. Developing these skills is vital for children's academic success and overall reading proficiency.

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8 Essential Skills for Reading Success

The different types of reading skills are:

Decoding

Decoding is the ability to sound out words children have heard before but haven’t seen written out. This is a vital step in the reading process as it
forms the foundation for other reading skills.

Decoding heavily relies on an early language skill called phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear and manipulate different
sounds into words. Children develop this awareness when learning about syllables, words, and sounds (phonemes).

Phonics

Phonics is the ability to recognize the connection between sounds and letters they make. This process of mapping the sounds in words to written
words is a very important reading skill. Children first decode the words into sounds and encode the sounds into words as they write and spell.

Vocabulary

A good vocabulary is a fundamental part of academic success. This reading skill is necessary to understand the meaning of words, their
definitions, and their context.

The more words a child knows, the better they are at reading and understanding the texts they read.

Fluency

Fluency is the ability to read aloud with understanding, accuracy, and speed. It is a skill needed for good reading comprehension. Kids fluent in
reading know how to read smoothly, at a good pace, using proper tone, and without making too many errors.

Sentence Construction & Cohesion

Sentence construction and cohesion may seem like a writing skill, but it’s an essential reading skill. Connecting ideas between and within the
sentences are called cohesion, and these skills are essential for reading comprehension.

Reading Comprehension
Understand the meaning of the text – both in storybooks and information books. In fiction books, children imagine the characters and share an
emotional and adventurous journey with them. In non-fiction books, children gain new information, which deepens their understanding of new
topics and concepts. Reading comprehension is a complex skill that requires time and practice to develop fully.

Reasoning & Background Knowledge

This skill helps the child use the background knowledge to make inferences and draw conclusions. Most readers can relate what they have read
to what they know. They can also read between the lines to pull out the information when it’s not literally spelled out in the text.

Working Memory & Attention

These skills are closely related but different and are part of a group of abilities known as executive function. When children read, attention helps
them absorb the information from the text, and working memory allows them to retain that information. This helps them gain meaning and build
knowledge from what they read.

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