Readers with Dyslexia and Ell Students Instructional Strategies
- Teach phonic generalizations
- Teach the letter names and sounds. Use different methods, auditory, visual, and kinesthetic to teach students. Students need to learn how to associate each sound-symbol with reading (each letter makes its own sound), oral sound (hear a sound and associate it with a letter), and written spelling.
- Teach words
- Once students have learned at least 10 letter sounds, begin blending those sounds into words (s-i-p = sip)
- Sentences
- Once students are able to read simple words, create short sentences for students to read with simple words. (Cat can run.)
- Increase meaning vocabularies through reading
- Teach three words before a read aloud
- Read the text without referencing the chosen words
- Show the chosen words to the students again
- Reread the text and have the students raise their hands when they hear the chosen words
- Have the students make a connection to their own life to the three words
- Reread and have students retell using the three words
- Display the title and the three words selected in a place in the room
- Teach three words before a read aloud
References
- Vaughn, S., & Bos, C. S. (2020). Strategies for teaching students with learning and behavior problems (10th ed.). Pearson.
- Cunningham, P. M., & Allington, R. L. (2016). Classrooms that work: They can all read and write. Pearson.