Helpful Tips

Ways to build reading skills:

1. Model good oral reading (reading out loud).
2. Read together (Supported Reading). When student reads and simultaneously hears the text it helps his/her fluency.
3. Use recorded materials. Try to find a book on tape in which the student can listen and follow along.
4. Repeated Reading. Reading the same passage over several times can increase fluency and allow the reader to focus on meaningful reading.

Listen to the Child Read:

• Is the child aware of the errors he/she is making?
• Is the child using appropriate expression and phrasing while reading (remember if not this interferes with comprehension)?
• What is the reading rate, minus errors? (How many words per minute?)
• Do the errors tend to fall in the beginning, middle or end of words?
• Does he/she put letters in the words that are not there?

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