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Skipping lines

by Christy

May 18, 2009

Hi, I have several boys and girls who routinely skip lines when reading. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to help them keep their place more effectively?

Thanks, Christy

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marilyn Try attaching as strip of a colored overhead transparency (and if you don't have that try colored transparent file report covers)to a strip of cardstock/oaktag that is the width of the page--my students create their own and they are able to follow along nicely.I make mine about 3 inches in height that includes the transparency glued to the edge of ...See More

May 20, 2009

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EllenG59 There are reading guides cardboard with a clear or colored strip that's see-through) you can pick up pretty cheap (around $1.00 each) at teaching supply stores. I buy 10 for my small groups or students who routinely skip lines. Book marks are also great for using as guides. > > On 5/18/09, Christy wrote: >> Hi, >> I have several b...See More

May 20, 2009

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Christy Thanks so much to all of you for your responses. I think I have been so caught up in the response to intervention hoopla that I forgot that simplest is often best. I guess I thought there must be some "scientifically proven" intervention to use. I also use an index card, especially when reading something that requires concentration, so thank you, B...See More

May 21, 2009

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Mark Pennington Christy,

Using the hand to pace underneath the text is an excellent reading strategy and will fix the "skipping lines syndrome." See #3 under [link removed].

Mark Pennington Pennington Publishing

May 23, 2009

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marann Lots of good suggestions. I find that any of my kids that skip lines, lose place in reading. etc. usually score very low on the Figure Ground sub test of the Gardner Test of Visual Perceptual Skills. My crew use blank index cards as mentioned under lines. I also have made a whole bunch of "reader cards" the width of the page-with a slot for only on...See More

May 24, 2009

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