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What successful readers know and do
This resource has many varied strategies; however all the Guides use the Freebody and Luke Four Roles/Resources Model as a basis for identifying the particular emphases of each Guide and how it supports particular components of reading. Where the Guide emphasises one particular role, eg the code breaker role of phonemic awareness, the Guide suggests ways in which other roles can be developed.
The Four Roles/Resources Model was developed as a means of responding to the complexity of reading and the changing and challenging demands in order to be a successful reader in today’s world.
Whatever developmental point students are at, all four roles need to be taught systematically and explicitly, and crafted by the professionally well informed teacher making decisions about the emphasis and ways of intertwining these roles based on knowledge of their students.
Four Roles/Resources of the Successful Reader
| Roles/Resources | What successful readers know and do |
|---|---|
| Code breaker decoding the codes and conventions of written, spoken and visual text |
Understand
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| Text user understanding the purposes of different written, spoken and visual texts for different cultural and social functions |
Know that
Apply this knowledge in using (eg comprehending, creating, transforming) text |
| Text participant comprehending written, spoken and visual texts |
Make meaning by drawing on
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| Text analyst understanding how texts position readers, viewers and listeners |
Is aware and can identify how
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For more information about the Four Roles/Resources Model see Further Readings.