Semantic gradients is a group of related words placed on a continuum that allows students to make connections between known words and new vocabulary. Reading Rockets has fun and engaging activities that help students deepen their understanding of related words. Research states that vocabulary instruction is an essential skill that students need to improve reading… Read More Effective Vocabulary Instruction that Increases Reading Comprehension
Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language
********************************************************** Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language ********************************************************** Play Bingo with the students pictures Show part of the photo and try to guess who it is Sort boys/girls Use digital disguises (hat/glasses/jewelry) Delete the eyes and mouth, print and then use manipulatives to change expressions Make a flipbook with heads on different bodies… Read More Using Digital Photos of Students to Teach Language
Activities with Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary
********************************************************** Activities Using Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary ********************************************************** Have kids dress up in the career center. Take a series of pictures (1st step, 2nd step, etc) showing how to do something. Assign pairs of students to go on a walk through the school to find examples of geometric shapes or items… Read More Activities with Digital Photos to Increase Oral Language and Vocabulary
Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism in the Inclusive Setting
The limited research that exists to guide teachers in providing reading instruction to students with autism suggests using the evidence-based instructional practices named in the National Reading Panel report (2000) that include phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and text comprehension. Research While students with autism are increasingly being included in general education classrooms, they… Read More Teaching Literacy to Students with Autism in the Inclusive Setting
Moving From Emergent Literacy to Conventional Reading: Assistive Technology Supports for Nonverbal Students
Teaching a successful reading curriculum which includes five components: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension challenging for educators of students who have complex communication needs. Research Once students have gained emergent literacy skills, it is essential to begin a comprehensive reading curriculum (Erickson, Hanser, Hatch, & Sanders, 2009). A successful reading curriculum will… Read More Moving From Emergent Literacy to Conventional Reading: Assistive Technology Supports for Nonverbal Students
Teaching Students to Be Strategic Readers
Good readers are able to effectively coordinate their interaction with text by selecting and integrating reading strategies to use before, during and after reading. Torgeson (2006) emphasizes that struggling readers will need explicit strategy instruction that teaches them to use a repertoire of active comprehension strategies, including prediction, analyzing stories with respect to story grammar… Read More Teaching Students to Be Strategic Readers
