Special Needs Reading - Transforming the Struggling Reader

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Special Needs

How do we identify and strengthen those cognitive functions that are prerequisites for proficient and critical reading?”

“How do we nurture the desire for independent reading?”

“How do we leverage vocabulary fluency to promote clear verbal communication?”

“How do we continue to advance reading comprehension?

 

Aligned with No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), Response to Intervention (RTI), and Reading First, iRi’s Special Needs Reading programs are best suited for parents, administrators, and teachers across curriculum areas who are passionate about dramatically improving critical thinking skills and reading achievement for students with Special Needs.

Special Needs Reading

Transforming the Struggling Reader

  • Discover how to identify weak cognitive functions that cause students to read inefficiently and uncritically
  • Identify how to use projects on and off the internet to foster reading interest
  • Learn practical, research-strong collaboration tactics to encourage students to help each other overcome reading hurdles
  • Increase ability of Special Needs students to make connections to what they read
  • Incorporate fun games for vocabulary development and fluency into required reading
  • Use balanced reading techniques to stir student motivation to improve their reading
  • Integrate non-embarrassing instructional tactics into daily reading lessons
  • Use mediation techniques to help students overcome the challenges of inferring and predicting as they read more difficult materials with a critical mind
  • Blend reading and writing tactics that encourage struggling students to author their own stories
  • Measure student progress in becoming more able readers who understand a variety of texts