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| How can you meet the needs of all learners, specifically those with reading difficulties? Students with characteristics of dyslexia often have phonological weaknesses that prevent them from reading fluently and making meaning (Shaywitz, 2003). Use these resources to implement research-based strategies that develop decoding skills, build reading fluency, and improve comprehension. |
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 Deciding to Teach Them All by Carol Ann Tomlinson (Educational Leadership, 2003).
Find out how a teacher meets the needs of diverse learners by asking the right questions about the students. |
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Providing New Access to the General Curriculum: Universal Design for Learning by Chuck Hitchcock, Anne Meyer, David Rose, and Richard Jackson (Teaching Exceptional Children, 2002).
Read about the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for curriculum reform. |
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Effective Language Arts Instruction for Students With Dyslexia by Elizabeth Wadlington (Preventing School Failure, 2000).
Learn about instructional strategies to help students with dyslexia succeed in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and spelling. |
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Louder Please by Barbara Wysocki (School Library Journal, 2005).
Use these suggested audiobooks so that students can access texts and build their reading fluency. |
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Preventing Early Reading Failure by Joseph Torgesen (American Educator, Fall 2004).
Read about the effectiveness of early intervention in preventing reading failure in Grades K to 2. |
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When Older Students Can’t Read by Louisa Moats (Educational Leadership, 2001).
Examine different types of intervention that have proven effective with older struggling readers. |
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LD Online Gather research and other resources on topics related to learning disabilities, and use a searchable database to locate additional professional articles. |
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Teaching LD Access articles presenting practical methods and materials to use with students, as well as current issues in special education teaching and learning. |
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Learning Disabilities Association of America Gather information, resources, and support for a range of learning challenges, including dyslexia and ADHD. |
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CAST Universal Design for Learning Discover how multimedia can individualize learning. |
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Three-Tier Model Find out how to structure the level of support you provide for students using the Response to Intervention Three-Tier model. |
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Developing an Awareness of Rhyme Develop students’ awareness of rhyme by reading aloud these suggested books for Grades K to 2. |
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Teaching Alphabet Recognition Use this chart to teach and assess children’s alphabet recognition. |
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Alphabet Recognition for Below-Basic Readers Support all learners and learning styles when you teach alphabet recognition. |
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The 44 Sounds of English Refer to this chart of phonemes commonly covered in elementary reading programs. |
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Consonant Sounds and Related Spellings Use this chart to review common consonant sounds, example words, and the letters that spell those sounds. |
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Teaching Sound-by-Sound and Whole-Word Blending Follow these simple steps to teach sound-by-sound and whole-word blending. |
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Six-Step Phonics Instruction Plan systematic and explicit phonics instruction using these steps. |
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Dolch Sight Words Use this list of 220 sight words for in-class activities with students to build automaticity with high-frequency words. |
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Strategies for Building Fluency Incorporate these strategies into your instructional routines to improve students’ reading fluency. |
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Steps for Reading Unknown Words Guide students to follow these steps when they encounter unknown, multisyllabic words in their reading. |
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Unknown Words Checklist Have students use this handout to record unknown words from their reading and check off the steps for identifying them. |
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