How has my professional identity evolved as a result of my work?
What are the most important things to remember when working with a reader who struggles?
Give Students Specific Reading Encouragement
Give Students Texts They Can Read
Give Students Texts They WANT to Read
Give Students Uninterrupted Blocks of Time to Read (and Re-read)
Help Students To Learn to Read with Fluency
Model How Good Readers Read
Give Students a Positive Mindset of Reading to Develop “Thoughtful Literacy”
Remember Phonics Instruction That Goes Beyond “Sound it Out” to Reading by Analogy
Always Be Supported Before Reading
Exposed Students to Different Kinds of Texts, Especially Nonfiction
"What benefits children who struggle with learning to read the most is a steady diet of high-quality reading lessons, lessons in which they have texts they can read with an appropriate level of accuracy and in which they are also engaged in the sort of work we expect our better readers to do." Richard Allington