Reading

Strategies for Reading

• Use a variety of texts: simple texts with visuals, wordless picture books, dual-language books, e-books

• Introduce musical chants and poems that reinforce everyday expressions and patterned speech

• Allow students to read about a topic in their first language

• Use small-group guided reading to provide individualized instruction in a low-risk setting based on students’ needs, experiences, and interests

• Select texts that are connected to students’ experiences to bridge understanding of new concepts and vocabulary

• Scaffold comprehension by previewing texts, discussing features and vocabulary, making predictions, etc

• Allow students to respond to texts orally rather than in writing

• Encourage students to read first-language or dual-language books as literacy skills transfer across languages