Prompt and Praise The Pause, Prompt and Praise technique, developed in New Zealand by Ted Glynn is an important skill for parents to use. Parents or teachers should PAUSE (for 5 seconds) if their child gets stuck on a word to give the child the chance to work it out by himself. Initially, this is hard to do, as the natural inclination is to help as quickly as possible. If in this time the child cannot work out the word, parents or teachers are asked to give them a PROMPT (or clue) which may draw attention to the meaning, the sentence structure, the picture or the letters. There is a wide range of clues that help children learn to use the meaning, structure and visual cues in decoding new words. After two prompts, if the child hasn't worked it out, give the correct word. When the child does figure out the correct word after a prompt, be sure to PRAISE the child for using a word meaning, letter sounds, pictures or rereading to figure out the word. READING PROMPTS PAUSE: Give the child a five to ten second wait time to see what s/he attempts. PROMPT: Ask, "Does that word make PROMPT: Say, "Look at the picture(s)?" PROMPT: Say, "Put in a word that makes sense there." PROMPT: Ask, "What word would make sense there?" PROMPT: Say, "Go back to the beginning and try again." PROMPT: Say, "Go back and smooth it out." PROMPT: Ask, "Do we say it that way?" PROMPT: Ask, "What letter/sound does it start/end with?" PROMPT: Say, "Skip over the word and read to the end of the sentence. Now what do you think the word might be?" AFTER 2 PROMPTS: Tell the child the word.
Prompt and Praise The Pause, Prompt and Praise technique, developed in New Zealand by Ted Glynn is an important skill for parents to use. Parents or teachers should PAUSE (for 5 seconds) if their child gets stuck on a word to give the child the chance to work it out by himself. Initially, this is hard to do, as the natural inclination is to help as quickly as possible. If in this time the child cannot work out the word, parents or teachers are asked to give them a PROMPT (or clue) which may draw attention to the meaning, the sentence structure, the picture or the letters. There is a wide range of clues that help children learn to use the meaning, structure and visual cues in decoding new words. After two prompts, if the child hasn't worked it out, give the correct word. When the child does figure out the correct word after a prompt, be sure to PRAISE the child for using a word meaning, letter sounds, pictures or rereading to figure out the word. READING PROMPTS PAUSE: Give the child a five to ten second wait time to see what s/he attempts. PROMPT: Ask, "Does that word make PROMPT: Say, "Look at the picture(s)?" PROMPT: Say, "Put in a word that makes sense there." PROMPT: Ask, "What word would make sense there?" PROMPT: Say, "Go back to the beginning and try again." PROMPT: Say, "Go back and smooth it out." PROMPT: Ask, "Do we say it that way?" PROMPT: Ask, "What letter/sound does it start/end with?" PROMPT: Say, "Skip over the word and read to the end of the sentence. Now what do you think the word might be?" AFTER 2 PROMPTS: Tell the child the word.
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