Prep to Year 3 Reading: 'The Big Six' Frequently Asked Questions
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Is the Prep to Year 3 Reading: 'The Big Six' for me?
Prep to Year 3 Reading: 'The Big Six' is suited to Teachers of Prep to Year 3 and Prep to Year 6 Intervention Teachers and Teachers’ Aides who wish to assist their students in reading.
What will I learn?
Learning to read and read well is the most important educational outcome. Decades of research highlights the importance of reading success in the early years and the correlation between this and ongoing academic achievement. Early readers must learn, develop control of and ultimately master six elements shown to be crucial to reading acqusition. These six elememts, each of which is important to apply in isolation, must be combined carefully and executed skilfully with others to read effectively and easily. These elements have been identified across numerous, widespread studies over recent years and are commonly referred to as 'The Big Six'.
What are 'The Big Six'?
Why do they matter?
How do I teach them?
In this 5 hour video presentation for teachers and teachers’ aides, participants will explore ‘The Big Six’ and how these apply to early readers. It is well documented that reading abilities are enhanced and reading success improved when explicit instruction around ‘The Big Six’ is provided and when skills within and across ‘The Big Six’ are developed, refined, applied and mastered.
This presentation will explore and analyse 'The Big Six':
- Oral language
- Phonological awareness
- Phonics
- Vocabulary
- Fluency
- Comprehension
How can I view this video?
Upon registration you will receive an email containing your invoice and details about how to login to access the video. All videos are streamed from our website and are not available to download. You will need to ensure your network is capable of streaming online video.
How long will I have to access to the video?
You have fourteen (14) days access to the video after you register. Ensure you have allocated enough time to watch the video before your access expires.
Will watching this video give me a formal qualification?
After watching this video you will have access to download and print a certificate which confirms your completion of 5 hours of professional learning on this topic.