Reading Mastery I/II. - Fast Cycle - Behavioral Objectives [antikvár]

INTRODUCTION The Reciding Mastery program is based on the underlying concept that all children can learn if carefully taught. The program provides the kind of careful instruction that is needed to teach basic reading skills. Reading Mastery: Fast Cycle is an accelerated beginning reading program for children of average or above-average ability. In 170 lessons, it teaches all the basic comprehension and word attack skills presented in Reading Mastery I and IT. The sequence of skills in Reading Mastery: Fast Cycle is controlled so that the student is able to perform confidently the skills at each step before going on to more complicated tasks. Teacher-directed activities in the following areas are included: prereading, sound/letter relationships, dec.oding, reading vocabulary, oral reading, and comprehension. In the area of reading and picture comprehension, written activities relate to the stories that students are reading. Worksheet exercises offer practice in sound writing, pattern recognition, matching, and picture completion. In spelling, an optional part of the program, the student writes sounds, words, and sentences that the teacher dictates. Spelling words follow the sequence of reading words taught in the program. Behavioral Objectives This booklet gives a comprehensive picture of Reading Mastery: Fast Cycle. It focuses on the generál curriculum goals of the program and on special behavioral goals to be achieved by individual students. The Behavioral Objectives, which begin on page 5, cover the major skill areas, or tracks, shown on the Scope and Sequence chart. Above each chart is the name of the track and the rangé of lessons in which it appears. The chart itself is divided into four sections: • The Purpose of the track is the generál curriculum objective. • The Behavioral objective is the kind of performance that can be expected from the student who has mastered the skill. • The section headed The student is asked to describes the specific kinds of tasks the student performs in order to master the skill. • The section headed First appears in shows where the skill is first introduced in the program. Scope and Sequence Chart The Scope and Sequence chart on pages 3 and 4 provides a quick overview of Reading Mastery: Fast Cycle. The chart lists the various tracks (skills) that are taught and the rangé of lessons for each track.