Intervention at School

Many young students lack the support system and resources to develop literacy skills at home. And even those who have a high-literacy home environment may suffer from reading disabilities such as dyslexia, which can overwhelm the teaching skills of both parents and educators alike. With this in mind, it's important for schools and teachers to incorporate intervention programs into their educational framework, utilizing specially-tailored programs to ensure that every young reader receives the education necessary for them to develop critical literacy skills that will allow them to succeed throughout their lives.

Topics covered in this section:

  • Describing the widespread phenomenon of low literacy in American public schools
  • Theorizing reasons why language fluency rates are so low
  • Explaining how low childhood literacy can impact adults' careers and livelihoods
  • Providing a frame of reference for literacy intervention programs

Topics covered in this section:

  • Strategies for improving literacy among children without reading disabilities
  • Analysis of questioning during reading as an intervention technique
  • Discussion of the long-term impacts of specialized programs
  • Brainstorming effective ways to introduce these techniques to the classroom

Topics covered in this section:

  • Identifying the pervasiveness and different types of reading disabilities
  • Explaining how these reading disabilities affect literacy in children
  • Discussing computer learning techniques geared toward children with reading disabilities
  • Analyzing the long-term impact of these computer intervention programs