Marcus is a student who very frequently miscues by substituting words that start with the same letter or first few letters of the word in the text, but his substitutions often are not syntactically or semantically acceptable (they neither sound right grammatically nor make sense). What possible teaching strategies would you suggest to help Marcus? Post your response to your blog and name the posting "Module 4: Instructional Challenge."
If Marcus were in my class, I would work diligently in order to provide him with as many print materials as I could. I believe that by allowing children to read and be exposed to a variety of material they are able to become more familiar with certain words, as well as various contexts. I think this strategy will boost his confidence as an emerging reader. He may be making miscues because he is nervous or timid. He may be guessing in order to take off some pressure that has been provided by either the teacher or other students.I have often seen this several times within my own classroom.
Ways to broaden print-rich experiences are endless. Within the classroom you should make time for sustained or silent reading. This strategy proves to be effective in order to boost the reader's mindset that they can actually read. Shared reading would be another beneficial approach. The teacher would begin to read a story aloud to the entire group. They they would all reread the same story together, and the children would begin to chime in. This strategy helps with word recognition as well as context. Peer reading could also help with this. Getting the reader involved with another reader is a great idea. This allows for discussions, and comparisons. They can discuss the book together while sharing and adding to various experiences. They can work together to dissect new words and their meanings. There are tons more of strategies, these are just a few I implemented and I found them to be effective. The text did a great job of also explaining a multitude of strategies in order to help emerging readers.
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteI like your idea of completing shared reading with Marcus. I feel as though this would be very beneficial in order for Marcus to develop appropriate reading strategies. I too stated that it would be great if Marcus could work with one of his peers. I agree in that great discussions can occur. I even suggested that the two students could write down different questions to ask one another. They might see this as a fun activity while they are developing important reading strategies at the same time. As a first year teacher it is great to read about experienced teachers insight! Thanks!