Re: Curious...Anyone teach high school remedial reading?

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Actually, although the majority of students have average decoding
skills, we focus on comprehension/critical thinking because the
district decreed it. About 1/3 of our reading students are ELL
students, mostly from Guatemala.

On 6/29/09, Jo wrote:
> Are you focusing on comrehension and critical thinking
> because they all have average to above average decoding
> skills and are fluent readers that just struggle with
> comprehension?
>
> On 6/29/09, Teri wrote:
>> I teach remedial or "intensive" reading to high school
>> Juniors and Seniors. We don't follow any particular
>> program, although we have some materials including Impact!
>> workbooks and FCAT preparation materials (I'm in Florida,
>> obviously). Our focus is on comprehension and critical
>> thinking/reading, not decoding.
>>
>> I was wondering...what do other high school reading
>> teachers focus on with their students. Does anyone have
>> any strategies, activities, or games that seem to be
>> dramatically successful?
 

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