Newsletter #4. 14 January, 2017 * NEW * FLUENCY PROGRAM Researchers know that a student who overcomes a phonological deficit usually becomes an average or above-average reader, but often remains a SLOW reader. This… is… important… because… slow… reading… reduces… comprehension. ‘FLUENCY is based on the technique of…
Tutoring towards Disability
Don’t assume your OLDER student can learn on the same path as a younger one. The key idea in the excellent book “Off-Track – When Poor Readers Become “Learning Disabled” is that readers who leave the standard path to reading KEEP LEARNING. The skills they learn might be compensatory or…
