Special Needs Reading - Words, Words, Words

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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

Words, Words, Words

  • Enrich vocabulary by employing cognitive-strengthening tasks such as precision, accuracy, correct labels, exact relationships, key word selection, and word context
  • Incorporate fluency activities in a balanced reading classroom to enhance Special Needs students’ cognitive-rich vocabulary for causal, temporal and spatial relations
  • Utilize mediation techniques to help students compare, predict, and analyze
  • Elicit Special Needs students’ intrinsic motivation to read independently
  • Design authentic lesson plans which incorporate appropriate cognitive development, learning styles, and best practice literacy approaches