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Project Purpose
ABL Reading aims solve the most significant unmet need in reading instruction - teaching all students to read English fluently with understanding. Given the complexity of the English orthography, too many students fail to acquire the foundational skills necess...
Definition of Terms
BlueTone A BlueTone is a unique identifier for sub-word items. Most commonly, a BlueTone is a phoneme (sound) - grapheme (spelling) pair. There are other sub-word items that are represented by a BlueTone, including consonant combos (2 or more consonants that ...
Passage Intake
New passages readied for inclusion in ABL Reading require the following items: Text file of the passage in plain text, grammar and spelling checked Audio file of the passage, preferably in natural voice Type of English and spelling conventions for specifi...
New Passage Module
Goals of the Passage Processing Module Format and analyze the passage to provide the files needed for formatting and sequencing the passage Outputs from Passage Processing Module Analysis Number of Words Number of Unique Words Number of Sentences...
Inputs for Student Ready Reading Passage Module
Goals for Student Reading Passage Module Sequence of pages ready for students to access (browser format) Inputs needed for Reading Passage Module Passage Sentences sequenced Number of Words per Sentence Step List of Unique Words with Syllables O...
Elements of Reading
Decoding Words Phonemes BlueTones Blending Phonemes to say a Word Decoding Multisyllable Words Sentences Sentence Conventions and Punctuation Grammar (Nouns, Verbs Adjectives, Adverbs, Pronouns, Interjections Plural / singular Tense agreement ...
Conventional Grade Level Focus
Kindergarten Reading foundations Letter Identification Lowercase and uppercase letters Word recognition Consonants and vowels Beginning and ending sounds Letter-sound associations Consonant blends and digraphs Short vowel sounds Long vowel sounds ...
Reading Progression
Decoding Recognizing BlueTones Latency time Articulation Blending Sounds to form a Word Decoding Multisyllable Words Automatic Recognition (Auto) Words Articulation Word Exposure Total Words Read Total Unique Words Read Automatic ...
Kindergarten
Reading foundations Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
First Grade
Reading foundations Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Second Grade
Reading foundations Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Third Grade
Reading foundations Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Fourth Grade
Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Fifth Grade
Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Sixth grade
Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Seventh grade
Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics
Eighth Grade
Reading strategies Writing strategies Vocabulary Grammar and mechanics