Structured literacy is a term coined by the International Dyslexia Association for the systematic, explicit teaching of reading grounded in the science of reading rather than in implicit, student directed discovery. It organizes instruction around six linguistic elements, phonology and phonemic awareness, sound symbol association through phonics, syllables, morphology, syntax and semantics, delivered through teaching that is systematic, cumulative, explicit, multisensory and diagnostically assessed so it can be adjusted to each learner. It is commonly contrasted with balanced literacy, which draws on whole language theory and relies more on student directed learning, and research reviews report structured literacy producing larger gains in reading outcomes than balanced literacy approaches.
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Central QuestionHow can reading be taught systematically and explicitly, grounded in the science of reading, rather than left to implicit student-directed discovery 1 Most Effective ForAll early literacy learners, especially students with reading disabilities such as dyslexia 1 Connections
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Orton-Gillingham Approach's own live entity-description: it underlies many of the structured-literacy reading programs used in schools and clinical settings today.
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1. Structured literacy - Wikipedia
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Structured literacy (SL), according to the International Dyslexia Association (which coined the term), is the systematic teaching of reading
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There is general agreement that SL is beneficial for all early literacy learners, especially those with reading disabilities such as dyslexia.
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