Words and Sentence Level Work 

(30 min daily)

By speaking into their Sebezaphone to say the sounds made by letter patterns, learners are better able to

• Perform role of Code Breaker
• Hear the phonemes more distinctly and clearly
• Say and hear sounds made by letter patterns
• Read and spell high-frequency words

By hearing what they read out loud, learners are better able to cross check and ask themselves questions about the word they just said

• Does it look right? Checks that the sounds in the word read match the letters patterns of the printed word
• Does it sound right? Checks that what was read matches the way the language is spoken
• Does it make sense? Checks that what was read is meaningful in the context of the text and what the reader knows about the world.

Thinking Strategies to Make Meaning and Comprehending Text

Shared/Guided Reading (30 min daily) 

By each learner reading out loud into their Sebezaphone, they are better able to

• Perform role of Meaning Maker
• Hear themselves read the author’s words
• Focus all their attention on reading without being disturbed by background sounds and other children’s reading
• Develop oral language
• Increase fluency and comprehension
• Build confidence in themselves as readers and speakers

By saying their thoughts out loud and consciously interacting with the text, learners become more metacognitive and are better able to:

• Construct personal meaning from the text
• Apply complex thinking strategies, i.e. Thinking Powers to reading:  Make Connections, Pose Questions, Visualise, Infer, Synthesise and Transform (enhance thinking, appreciation, etc.)

Self-Selected Reading: Learners’ choice

DEAR: Drop Everything And Read (30 min daily) 

By reading out loud in a whisper into their Sebezaphone to read at own pace and in own private space, learners are better able to

• Perform role of Text User and Text Analyst
• Concentrate on reading without disturbing others
• Increase active engagement with text
• Apply “word attack skills” and Thinking Powers
• Speak their thoughts in reaction to the text
• Monitor comprehension and
• Apply ‘repair strategies’ when there is a loss of understanding

Writing: Shared, Guided, Individual, Pair, Group

 (30 min daily) 

By reading their drafts of writing out loud into their Sebezaphone, learners are better able to:

• Perform role of Writer
• Listen to how their own words sound
• Check that their writing expresses what they want to say
• Assess development, logic and cohesion
• Edit writing for good grammar and writing conventions
• Provide constructive feedback to peers