The 3 cueing systems

1. Visual Structure Meaning The 3 cueing systems Making Meaning . Meaning making occurs when all three cueing systems work together

2. Reading Strategies • Tracking • Sounding Out • Making Sense • Checking and self correcting • Fluency • Expression

3. Visual Cat/car Scrap scrub scream Knowledge of the conventions of print way words look relationship between sounds and letters Bar/bare, Ho – hot, house, hook, hoist, honey there, their, they’re Minute/minute

4. An example of a reader using a VISUAL cue, smell The small cat was sitting quietly by the window.In this example, the substitution of smell for small shows that the reader used the beginning blend as well as the middle consonant L, possibly recognizing the double L pattern in the word smell.

5. An example of a reader NOT using a VISUAL cuelettle The small cat was sitting quietly by the window.In this example, the substitution of little for small indicates that the cues for the letters were not used. Neither the beginning, end or chunk within the word is similar visually.

6. Tracking • Following with finger • Reading with eyes alone • A halfway step for some children is to use a finger on side of text to keep track of which line they are up to • A few students will continue to need fingers or even a strip of paper to assist with following text, reducing the amount of effort needed to keep their place when reading

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8. Sounding Out • Saying each sound and blending together to hear word

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11. Subject, verb object Structure Verbs and verb tense Nouns A big black fierce dog Knowledge about the system of language. How words fit together to convey meaning Word endings ing,-ed, -s Conjunctions and, because Pronouns I, she, you, he, it,my, her, their, Prepositions by, with, on, under, between ... Connectives –although, on the other hand ...

12. An example of a reader using STRUCTURAL cue, standing The small cat was sitting quietly by the window. In this example, the substitution of standing for sitting follows the rules of language, and does not present a grammatical problem.

13. An example of a reader NOT using a STRUCTURAL cue sat The small cat was sitting quietly by the window. In this example, the substitution of sat for sitting creates a grammatical error and does not follow the rules of language.

14. Making Sense - Structure • Listen to make sure tense and grammar is correct- Did that sound right? • Check word endings correct

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16. Meaning Knowledge of topic/field, cultural understandings & life experiences to make out what makes sense The aboriginal flag is red, yellow and ...... Persuasive Report Genre In summer it is hot, in winter it is .... Vocabulary

17. An example of a reader using MEANING cue purring The small cat was sitting quietly by the window. In this example, the substitution of purring for quietly made sense to the reader, especially considering her personal experience and interest in cats. The reader may have also recently read another book about cats where the cat purred.

18. An example of a reader NOT using a MEANINGcue quetty The small cat was sitting quietly by the window. In this example, the substitution of quetty for quietly does not make sense. Not only is quetty not a word but the rest of the sentence doesn’t make sense as a result of the error. Meaning was not used on the word or sentence level in this example.

19. Making Sense- Meaning • Use picture to work out word • What would make sense in the sentence / storyline?

20. Reading is… A cycle of…….

21. Decoding Picture Prompts 1 Before next week’s session… • As you read with your child this week, try using the beanie strategies as appropriate, when trying to work out different words Session 5: “Strategies forreaders as they begin to read more difficult words - Reading Strategies [2]”