I bet a lot of readers have that same problem, where they struggle with the mechanics of reading such to the extent that they miss the content. I wonder why do you think he struggled with reading when he seemed to be successful in all other areas?
When I taught a little girl in Korea, I'd have her read to me everyday. She would also work hard to say words and I'd help her say them when she was struggling because pronunciation is part of learning another language, but she would stop reading and right away ask what it means. I'd always tell her to just read on and finish the page or paragraph. THEN, I'd go back and have her give me her idea of what that word meant. It seemed to help. It's just interesting to me cause as I was listening to your blog it reminded me of her right away. By making her finish reading a part of the book, making her give me her idea of what the word meant, and by letting her know it was ok if she is wrong really seemed to help her reading and English overall.
I bet a lot of readers have that same problem, where they struggle with the mechanics of reading such to the extent that they miss the content. I wonder why do you think he struggled with reading when he seemed to be successful in all other areas?
ReplyDeleteWhen I taught a little girl in Korea, I'd have her read to me everyday. She would also work hard to say words and I'd help her say them when she was struggling because pronunciation is part of learning another language, but she would stop reading and right away ask what it means. I'd always tell her to just read on and finish the page or paragraph. THEN, I'd go back and have her give me her idea of what that word meant. It seemed to help. It's just interesting to me cause as I was listening to your blog it reminded me of her right away. By making her finish reading a part of the book, making her give me her idea of what the word meant, and by letting her know it was ok if she is wrong really seemed to help her reading and English overall.
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