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The Six Essential Components of Reading

The five essential reading components are the core of national K-3 reading programs. New Jersey has added a sixth important strand. Teachers, tutors, reading coaches and parents all need to be very familiar with all six components. As you work with the components, please reference the reading strands in the newly revised NJ Language Arts Literacy Core Curriculum Content Standards and Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks for Teaching Children to Read from the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).

The Six Essential Components of Reading
  1. Phonemic awareness,
  2. Phonics,
  3. Reading fluency,
  4. Vocabulary development,
  5. Reading comprehension strategies.
  6. Motivation and Prior Knowledge