Teaching Reading

Join Teachers.Net

Chatboards

Recent Groups

Remedial Reading

MEMBERS

5 Members

+ Join Group

Pinned Posts

ALLAll Teachers

Teachers.Net LIVE CHAT Support group - Tues eve!

Featured Jobs

Full-timeMontessori Teacher

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

TemporaryTeachers, rural schools

Peace River North School District

Full-timeHead Teacher: 2nd/3rd Grades – Mills College Children’s School

Mills College

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Featured Job special only $39!

https://teachers.net/jobs

Become a Teachers.Net sponsor!

Remedial Reading Chatboard

Teaching Reading

by lostsubteacher

Jun 10, 2012

Hi again,

I did really well in my English courses, and, to me, a lot of the literature and reading assignments are just common sense, and I've found it very difficult to slow down and explain key concepts when I'm reading to the students. I don't know if it's because I'm not preparing enough or if I simply do not know how to prepare to teach reading. I find that frequently I skip over key points that need to be explained, because I don't even recognize that they need to be explained. Working with a class full of students is very different than helping students one-on-one, because I don't get instant feedback, and there's not a lot of questioning. What should I do to make myself more clear? How do I figure out which parts of a text need to be summarized and explained for the students? What should I do to develop this technique?

Comment

(2)

report post

Retired Reading Teacher If you're working with remedial readers don't assume that they understand. They most likely lack critical thinking skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, thinking outside the box , etc. The first thing I would suggest is giving them a purpose for reading. In other words, tell them you want them to read up to page 7 to find out why M...See MoreIf you're working with remedial readers don't assume that they understand. They most likely lack critical thinking skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, thinking outside the box , etc. The first thing I would suggest is giving them a purpose for reading. In other words, tell them you want them to read up to page 7 to find out why Mr. Smith left the light on. As they're reading they will be searching for the answer. It keeps them focused and thinking. When they finish reading you can listen to their answers and have a discussion. Also, they should always be able to support their answers. They should be able to go back into the story and find evidence to spport their answer, otherwise they will just be pulling answers out of the air. They should also "make movies in their minds". They should "see" the characters, setting, etc....it will help them remember. You can also have them use post-its as they read. When they come to something they don't understand, something they wonder about, something they enjoyed, something that reminds them of something, etc. they stick a post-it on the page. You can include the questions or comments that are written on their post-its in your discussion. This is a start...hope it answered your question. Good luck!

ou are having your discussion yOn 6/10/12, lostsubteacher wrote: > Hi again, > > I did really well in my English courses, and, to me, a lot > of the literature and reading assignments are just common > sense, and I've found it very difficult to slow down and > explain key concepts when I'm reading to the students. I > don't know if it's because I'm not preparing enough or if I > simply do not know how to prepare to teach reading. I find > that frequently I skip over key points that need to be > explained, because I don't even recognize that they need to > be explained. Working with a class full of students is very > different than helping students one-on-one, because I don't > get instant feedback, and there's not a lot of questioning. > What should I do to make myself more clear? How do I figure > out which parts of a text need to be summarized and > explained for the students? What should I do to develop > this technique?

Jun 10, 2012

report post

Nicole/MO There is a great book that you can download for free that really goes over the latest effective, research based approaches to reading instruction very well. It is over 120 pages, however. I usually don't print out a publication so long, but this was a great review before my Reading Specialist certification exam. I used the lowest print setting and ...See More

Aug 29, 2012

report post