Slideshow Reflection: Factors Involved in Reading and Writing Difficulties
Because I work with students with disabilities in a Title 1 school, I found this slideshow to be very interesting. My students needs are characterized by delays in language, cognition, social and adaptive behaviors, and fine motor skills. Therefore I have to take all of this into account to differentiate instruction and tailor the instructional framework and implementation to their specific needs. On the flip side, I have had students in general education classrooms that did not demonstrate any delays in these areas and may have problems with focus and motivation; these factors can be just as detrimental to their academic achievement especially as it relates to literacy. Perhaps the most important factor to a child’s literacy achievement is the social and emotional domains; it is most difficult to scaffold and provide appropriate support for students with difficulties in these areas.
Video Reflection: What is Reading Recovery?
I especially like the one on one instruction that the students receive in Reading Recovery and the continual assessment that takes place. It really gives the teacher a window right into the student’s thought processes and accurately see where specifically they are struggling. The success rate of 75% of students by the end of first grade is amazing. I especially liked the point that was made that reading well is essential to the success of a child in school; this is so true. Everything that the student will be expected to learn and demonstrate will be through language and literacy; it is how students demonstrate what they have learned.
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