Description
CONTENTS INCLUDE
Overview
Flowchart: Using the Rainbow Reading Programme
Who can use the Rainbow Reading Programme?
The Rainbow Reading Programme and Current Literacy Programmes
Rainbow Reading Programme and Current Literacy Programmes
The Components of the Rainbow Reading Programme
Books – Levelling
Audio Support
Assessment sheets
Activities
Benefits of the Rainbow Reading Programme
How does the Rainbow Reading Programme Benefit Students?
How does the Rainbow Reading Programme Benefit Teachers?
Why is the Rainbow Reading Programme so Successful?
Implementation of the Rainbow Reading Programme
Organisation
Assessing Students’ Starting levels
Orientation
Reading Practice
Reading Alone
Conferences
– Prompts for Tutors to Use During Conference Time
– Tutor Initiated Conference
– Teaching
– Deciding What the Student Does Next
– Giving Written Feedback
Activities
Cloze [Text Completion]
Text Sequencing [Sentence Strips]
Dice Game
Word Search
Writing
Administration
Using the Progress Graph
Using the Record of Student’s Work
Promotion to the Next Level
Home Practice
Fluency and the Rainbow Reading Programme
Teaching Fluency
Building Fluency with Rainbow Reading
Assessing Fluency
Measuring Pace
Analysis and Interpretation
Pace Chart
The Multidimensional Fluency Scale
The Multidimensional Fluency Scale Template
– Fluency Rubric Descriptors
Learning English with the Rainbow Reading Programme
Management of the Rainbow Reading Programme
Time Required for the Rainbow Reading Programme 37 Withdrawing Students
Students Working Within the Classroom
– Managing the Rest of the Class
Using Tutors and Volunteers
Managing the Resources and Equipment
Suggestions for Storage
FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Research Basis of Audio-facilitated Reading
Research Base Underpinning the Rainbow Reading Programme
References
Support Material for Teachers
Progress graph
Awards
Student Handbook Record of Student’s Work Bookmarks
Notes for home
