FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS MSL?

MSL (Multisensory Structured Language) is an approach that leaves NOTHING to chance.

A Structured Literacy approach:

Benefits ALL children
Is essential for dyslexic students

(See Nancy Young’s Ladder of Reading and Writing for more information)

Structured Literacy Instruction is:

Evidence-aligned
Explicit, systematic, sequential
Diagnostic
Cognitively and emotionally sound

WHAT ARE THE FIVE KEYS TO READING?

Phonemic Awareness: the ability to identify and manipulate the distinct individual sounds in spoken words
Phonics: the ability to decode words using knowledge of letter-sound relationships
Fluency: reading with speed and accuracy
Vocabulary: knowing the meaning of a wide variety of words and the structure of written language
Comprehension: understanding the meaning and intent of the text

“The simple view of reading is that learning to read requires two abilities – correctly identifying words (decoding) and understanding their meaning (comprehension). Acquisition of these two broad abilities requires the development of more specific skills. An extensive body of research on reading instruction shows that there are five essential skills for reading and that a high quality literacy program should include all five components.”

Source: Five from Five

WHERE CAN I FIND OUT MORE?

Information and resources on learning difficulties and evidence-aligned instruction and intervention for dyslexia can be found here:

Dyslexia Victoria Support
Code REaD Dyslexia Network: Help is here
Outside The Square - Australian Documentary Series

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