Course 4: The Reading and Writing Connection: Syntax and Text Structures
It is the goal for all students to graduate proficient in reading and writing, yet many still write using simple sentences and are challenged to comprehend grade-level text. Teaching students how to develop literacy skills in your setting may feel overwhelming considering how much new content needs to be taught each year. However, even a small amount of explicit instruction in sentence structure, or syntax, and text structures, embedded in a variety of settings has the potential to increase literacy outcomes that will support acquisition of content knowledge. This course will provide an overview of the reciprocal relationship between the ability to understand and write using increasingly complex words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and texts, and student ability to comprehend complex texts. Participants will deepen their understanding of grammar, sentence structure, and text structures, and will learn methods of using writing to improve reading comprehension. Additionally, participants will be given tools to support all students, including students who struggle with these elements, in any grades or settings.
This course requires an enrollment key which is provided upon successful completion of Course 3: Supporting Language Comprehension: Vocabulary, Morphology, and Background Knowledge in the "Wrap Up" section.
Prerequisites
- Course 1: Building a Statewide Awareness of The Science of Reading and Structured Literacy
- Course 2: Decoding and Encoding: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, and Morphology
- Course 3: Supporting Language Comprehension: Vocabulary, Morphology, and Background Knowledge
It is the goal for all students to graduate proficient in reading and writing, yet many still write using simple sentences and are challenged to comprehend grade-level text. Teaching students how to develop literacy skills in your setting may feel overwhelming considering how much new content needs to be taught each year. However, even a small amount of explicit instruction in sentence structure, or syntax, and text structures, embedded in a variety of settings has the potential to increase literacy outcomes that will support acquisition of content knowledge. This course will provide an overview of the reciprocal relationship between the ability to understand and write using increasingly complex words, phrases, clauses, sentences, and texts, and student ability to comprehend complex texts. Participants will deepen their understanding of grammar, sentence structure, and text structures, and will learn methods of using writing to improve reading comprehension. Additionally, participants will be given tools to support all students, including students who struggle with these elements, in any grades or settings.
Prerequisites