Examples of Reading Difficulties

Basic Reading:

• Slow rapid naming skills

Reading Fluency:

• Slow word retrieval

• Slow response time

Reading Comprehension:

• Weak reading fluency impacts comprehension of text

Reading Strategies

• Model fluent reading by reading aloud

• Use choral reading

• Practice with sight words using flashcards and incremental rehearsal

• Engage student in repeated readings of familiar text

• Encourage re-reading of a text until speed criteria is met

• Preview reading materials

• Monitor understanding of text reading, and summarize informational orally if necessary

Accommodations

• Use audio books to address fluency weaknesses