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Instructional Strategies for Special Education Students: Helping Struggling Students
Students with disabilities often struggle in the classroom. By providing them with differentiated classroom instruction and modified curriculum, teachers and support staff can provide an educational playing field that is both equitable and accessible for students struggling to learn.

Published by Barbara (10,640 pts ) on Oct 18, 2009 to
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Helping Struggling Readers Using the 3-2-1 Reading Strategy
This 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.

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Using Think-Pair-Share with Struggling Readers
One 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.

Published by Margo Dill (7,771 pts ) on Sep 13, 2009 to
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Using Reciprocal Teaching with Your Struggling Readers
Reciprocal 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.

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Instructional Strategies: Before, During, After to Help Struggling Readers
Before, 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.

Published by Margo Dill (7,771 pts ) on Jul 4, 2009 to
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Activating Prior Knowledge to Help Struggling Readers
Teachers can use instructional strategies with struggling readers to help them improve their reading skills. One instructional strategy is activating prior knowledge. This is an easy strategy to use and one that happens almost naturally before each new skill is introduced.

Published by Margo Dill (7,771 pts ) on Jun 7, 2009 to
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Using Active Learning Strategies to Help Struggling Readers
Active 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.

Published by Margo Dill (7,771 pts ) on Jun 7, 2009 to
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AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) - Providing Instructional Strategies in the Classroom
AVID is a progressive academic support program for students in middle and high school who need additional instructional strategies for learning success. For students with disabilities, AVID can provide differentiated instructional development to help students process learning in the classroom.

Published by Barbara (10,640 pts ) on Jun 7, 2009 to
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