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The Science of Reading is an approach to teaching reading that is based on decades of research from multiple fields of study. It focuses on teaching the five big ideas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The Science of Reading is not a specific program but rather a collection of research that helps teachers instruct all students to read, including those with diverse needs. While phonics is an important part of the Science of Reading, it alone is not sufficient. The research that makes up the Science of Reading is ever-evolving as new evidence emerges.

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The Science of Reading is an approach to teaching reading that is based on decades of research from multiple fields of study. It focuses on teaching the five big ideas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The Science of Reading is not a specific program but rather a collection of research that helps teachers instruct all students to read, including those with diverse needs. While phonics is an important part of the Science of Reading, it alone is not sufficient. The research that makes up the Science of Reading is ever-evolving as new evidence emerges.

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The Science of Reading

The Basics
There are so many pieces to the Science of Reading that it can be dif cult to know where to start.
Here are a few highlights about what the Science of Reading IS and what it IS NOT. This knowledge
will help you on your journey to teaching all children, including those with diverse needs and cultural
backgrounds, to read.

What it IS
A Collection of Teaching Based on the
Ever Evolving
Research 5 Big Ideas
Research, over time, from Phonemic Awareness - The There is new research
multiple elds of study ability to identify and play with and evidence all the time.
using methods that individual sounds in spoken words. As populations,
con rm and discon rm communities, and
Phonics - Reading instruction on
theories on how children approaches evolve, so
understanding how letters and groups
best learn to read. should practice.
of letters link to sounds to form letter-
sound relationships and spelling
patterns.

Fluency - The ability to read words,


phrases, sentences, and stories
correctly, with enough speed, and
expression.

Vocabulary - Knowing what words


mean and how to say and use them
correctly.

Comprehension - The ability to


understand what you are reading.

What it IS NOT
A program, an
Phonics-based Complete and no
intervention, or a
programs that drill more study needs
product that you
phonics skills. to be done.
can buy.
The Science of Reading Phonics is an integral part of As with any science, it is
could be considered an teaching reading based on never complete. We can
approach to teaching science, but it is just one of always know more. More
reading that is based on the ve big ideas that should study happens all the time
decades of research and be taught so all children can and researchers, teachers,
evidence. It is NOT a learn to read. and families can work
speci c program. together to bring the best
research into classrooms.

The research reported here is funded by a grant to the National Center on Improving Literacy from the Of ce of Elementary and Secondary Education, in
partnership with the Of ce of Special Education Programs (Award #: H283D210004). The opinions or policies expressed are those of the authors and do not

represent views of OESE, OSEP, or the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal government. Copyright © National
Center on Improving Literacy.

[email protected] https://improvingliteracy.org @improvingliteracy @NCILiteracy

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