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Reading Overview

Reading Overview

Simple View of Reading. Word Recognition times Language Comprehension equals Reading Comprehension. Reading Comprehension is the goal and outcome of a student's decoding and language skills.

The Simple View of Reading

Simple View of Reading. Word Recognition times Language Comprehension equals Reading Comprehension. Reading Comprehension is the goal and outcome of a student's decoding and language skills.

An infographic diagram of Scarborough's Reading Rope, illustrating the components required for fluent literacy. The visual moves from left to right, showing individual strands twisting into a tight, unified rope.The diagram is split into two major parent sections on the left:1. Language Comprehension (Top Section): Consists of 5 upper strands: Background Knowledge, Vocabulary, Language Structures, Verbal Reasoning, and Literacy Knowledge. An arrow indicates these skills become "increasingly strategic" over time.2. Word Recognition (Bottom Section): Consists of 3 lower strands: Phonological Awareness, Decoding, and Sight Recognition. An arrow indicates these skills become "increasingly automatic" over time.On the right, these two major bundles weave completely together to form a single, cohesive braid labeled "Skilled Reading," defined as the fluent execution and coordination of word recognition and text comprehension.

The Reading Rope

The Reading Rope demonstrates how multiple strands of language comprehension and word recognition weave together over time to create a single, strong rope representing a fluent, skilled reader.