From Effortful Decoding to Automatic Word Reading

Описание: Are your students decoding accurately… but still reading slowly and effortfully?

In this video, I walk you through how to intentionally move students from effortful decoding to automatic word reading—the critical bridge between “figuring it out” and “just knowing it.”

Accurate decoding is only the beginning. For students with dyslexia, reading becomes more efficient when we intentionally fade scaffolds, build subvocalizing skills, support chunking with scooping, and guide students toward automatic word recognition through structured, responsive practice.

In this video, you’ll see some tips on:
• How to shift from overt decoding to subvocalizing
• How to use scooping to strengthen fluency
• A sentence reading routine that builds fluency and prosody
• How gradual release applies across skill progression—not just within a lesson
• Why observation, diagnostic teaching, and responsive instruction matter in deciding when to fade supports

This video is an extension of my blog post:
Stuck on Decoding? 5 Ways to Scaffold Instruction
Read it here: https://www.thedyslexiaclassroom.com/blog/...

And for a deeper look at bridging decoding to automaticity, read the full article here: https://www.thedyslexiaclassroom.com/blog/...

If you’re a teacher, dyslexia therapist, interventionist, or parent supporting a struggling reader, this will give you practical, research-aligned steps you can implement immediately.

📘 Want to go deeper?
My book Teaching Beyond the Diagnosis: Empowering Students with Dyslexia Through the Science of Reading shares a full framework for purposeful, diagnostic, and responsive instruction. Learn more here:
www.thedyslexiaclassroom.com/book

Let’s continue building readers who move from accuracy… to efficiency… to confidence.