Find some remedial books that have subjects matter of
interests to the age of your students but they have lower
vocabulary difficulty. This helps to build confidence. Also
incorporate some remedial vocabulary skills in the whole
class environment. Have students draw cartoons or write
sentences using the "word of the day" type vocabulary
activities.
On 9/04/09, LRR wrote:
> This is my first year teaching English 9 and I have a lot
> of students in my class that are taking it for the 2nd or
> 3rd time, and I am slowly realizing that it is partially
> due to them being poor readers. When they are assigned to
> read silently, they usually don't do it. I don't know how
> to help these students and would love any ideas or
> strategies that you all use in your classrooms to help poor
> readers. I am just worried because we have the EOC where
> they will have to read silently to pass. Thanks!

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