http://www.brighthub.com/education/special.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/22687.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 08:36:57 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:22687Margo1971Reading comprehension problems are often difficult to detect. Students with this reading difficulty may read fluently and on grade level, but they do not comprehend what they read. Strategies for reading comprehension will help struggling readers improve their reading skills. Reading Comprehension Problems When you ask a struggling reader with read...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/20826.aspxFri, 02 Oct 2009 05:33:07 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20826Margo1971This instructional strategy, 3-2-1, can be used with struggling readers to help them comprehend what they are reading, especially nonfiction texts such as social studies and science textbooks. Students, who are reading below grade level, need strategies to help them retain information. What is 3-2-1? 3-2-1 reading strategy is an easy instructio...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/41319.aspxSun, 20 Sep 2009 06:42:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:41319Margo1971Buddy reading is a great strategy to use with struggling readers. Struggling readers need fluency practice and self-confidence boosters. Buddy reading can provide both! Setting Up Buddy Reading Many elementary schools contain classes from kindergarten to fifth grade. Some schools even go up to sixth or eighth grade. One of the advantages of hav...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/19189.aspxMon, 14 Sep 2009 03:47:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19189Margo1971One instructional strategy that keeps students engaged and active in a lesson is introducing the Think-Pair-Share model. You can use it with any subject matter and in a variety of situations. This tool helps keeps students involved in your lessons, especially those struggling readers. The Three Steps to Think-Pair-Share There are three steps to the...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/19188.aspxMon, 14 Sep 2009 03:43:48 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19188Margo1971Reciprocal teaching is a comprehension strategy that can be useful with social studies and science texts. If you teach remedial reading or have struggling readers in your classroom, this instructional strategy can work well when your students have to read and understand a difficult text. The Four Steps of Reciprocal Teaching Reciprocal teaching has...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/44946.aspxFri, 07 Aug 2009 08:42:22 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:44946Margo1971Struggling readers can benefit from the use of children's audio books. They can help with comprehension, fluency, and overall attitude toward reading. Students can read books at a higher level with audio books. How to Use Children's Audio Books Children's audio books are a beneficial tool in the remedial reading classroom. Struggling reader...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/41320.aspxSat, 04 Jul 2009 06:29:06 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:41320Margo1971Before, During, After is one of the instructional strategies that may benefit struggling readers, especially when they are reading social studies and science texts. This strategy relies on children linking what they are reading to their prior knowledge on a subject or even organization of the text. Before Reading Before struggling readers begin rea...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/40828.aspxTue, 30 Jun 2009 07:29:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40828obetheaDirect instruction in the most common morphemes (prefixes, suffixes, and root words) can greatly enhance the vocabulary of struggling readers. Since the most common morphemes comprise thousands of words, knowledge of them can build vocabulary and enhance reading comprehension. Vocabulary Impacts Reading Comprehension Knowledge of vocabulary...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/40502.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 06:58:31 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:40502obetheaMany schools discontinue decoding instruction after 3rd grade.This is often problematic for struggling readers who lack skills to tackle the multi-syllabic vocabulary encountered from 4th grade on. Word attack instruction teaches techniques to make it easier to decode complex multi-syllable words. Identifying the Problem The ultimate goal of readin...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/38016.aspxSun, 07 Jun 2009 18:02:58 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:38016Margo1971Active learning is a general term for a variety of strategies that involve students in their learning. Some examples are cooperative learning, project-based learning, and teaching to different learning styles. Struggling readers can benefit from active learning strategies. Benefits of Active Learning with Struggling Readers Struggling readers will ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/34611.aspxSun, 10 May 2009 06:10:32 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:34611Margo1971In your remedial reading class, you can use readers' theater to help your struggling readers. Reader's theater can improve fluency, expression, comprehension, and reading at an appropriate pace. You can make your own scripts with leveled books or find them online. How to Use Reader's Theater Reader's theater scripts can be a fun and mot...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/34413.aspxThu, 07 May 2009 04:34:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:34413Margo1971Echo reading is a reading strategy that will help struggling readers with fluency, reading orally, new vocabulary, and comprehension. For echo reading, all you need is a book on your student's level and a reader for students to echo. It is a simple reading strategy to help your students. The Process If you teach remedial reading, then you know ...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/31469.aspxWed, 08 Apr 2009 07:25:56 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:31469supersjFluency is one skill struggling readers need help to develop, yet finding a way to coax these students to read aloud can be trying. How can a teacher bypass the fear of embarrassment and develop fluency skills? Reader's theater gives them the encouragement students need to read aloud with gusto! Setting the Stage "But I hate to rea...http://www.brighthub.com/education/special/articles/29186.aspxSat, 21 Mar 2009 23:41:55 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:29186obetheaReading fluency is the ability to read with speed, accuracy and fluidity. Students with reading difficulties must stop to decode unfamiliar words which stops comprehension. Fluent readers read and comprehend simultaneously. 
Fluency training can improve comprehension skills for struggling readers. Decoding vs. Fluency Reading remediation g...