Best Practices for Working with "Struggling" Readers by Carolyn Giroux https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt What are some best practices for working with “struggling” readers? Add your ideas to our group padlet. en-us 2016-09-20 22:54:29 UTC 2016-09-21 15:44:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png Building Community https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454737 Get to know the students through their texts and interests, and somehow bridge it to stories?]]> 2016-09-21 15:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454737 Creating a relationship with the student. https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454807

]]> 2016-09-21 15:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454807 Reminding them of what they already know how to do https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454943 2016-09-21 15:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454943 Having conversations https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454961 Reading discussions can make reading a partnership at the beginning until the student feels comfortable doing it on their own]]> 2016-09-21 15:38:53 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125454961 Scaffoldingggg https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455192 Have him write the "storyline"/ arc of the game, so that he creates his own "story" and can look at it later]]> 2016-09-21 15:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455192 Explicit Guidance https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455357 Provide structures and activities to help students internalize the material]]> 2016-09-21 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455357 Building Connections https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455533 Between interests & course materials
FOR EXAMPLE, who are the characters in Pokemon? Who are the characters in our text? What kind of Pokemon would this character be?]]> 2016-09-21 15:40:10 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455533 Helping them make explicit connections between passions and the content that we have to/want to cover in class https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455713 2016-09-21 15:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455713 https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455934 It might help to try to turn reading into a game. Give  incentives and help the students see different levels of achievement. 

]]> 2016-09-21 15:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125455934 https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125456380 Try to choose texts that will relate to a lot of students' interests. 

]]> 2016-09-21 15:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125456380 Exchange/mentorship https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125456441 Chance for students with different reading competencies to guide each other - teacher can set up opportunities for developing readers to interact with more 'advanced' readers]]> 2016-09-21 15:42:04 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125456441 https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125457254 Constantly remind him that he is a good reader. Work with him to improve strategies for dealing with difficult texts. 

]]> 2016-09-21 15:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125457254 Growth mindset https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125457465 Characterizing students as having many different and developing reading competencies]]> 2016-09-21 15:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/csgiroux/oq7begq6kvkt/wish/125457465