After watching the videos on Language and Reading, how does this information impact you as a teacher?
After watching these videos, I am once again reminded of the importance of paying attention to the skills of my students. I know that all of my students can read; they are literate. Yet, I am aware of students who have a harder time reading and at a high school level I am not very aware of what resources are available to help at student at this age. Also, quite frankly, I don't know how to approach a student and mention this lower ability to read without harming the students. Often a student may be struggling with reading aloud with some words and other students may try to help and I simply try to guide the student through a difficult word, but I also want to balance care in these moments and I don't know if its best when another student tries to "chime" in an help. To continue, I also don't know how to teach reading. Again, the concern that I run into is that my students (who are in high school) have lower fluency skills and harder times with vocabulary comprehension. If there are tips out there for interventions at the high school level, I will take them!
Hi Sasha,
ReplyDeleteIf there is a reading specialist at your school (or district) be sure to reach out to that person for help if needed! Also just including reading when you can will help.
We have reading teachers who teach reading for remedial students. I don't know if my students necessarily qualify as remedial? I don't know what I could use as a standard of measurement for my students to identify their actual skill to then use as a documented source for intervention.
ReplyDeleteThere tests that can be given (you could ask the reading specialist), but you probably pick up clues from your students that are struggling.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the reading level for the text you use can help and compare that level to how your students are doing.