As a Reading Consultant I have found that remedial reading students meet with success when an instructional program is designed to meet there needs socially, emotionally and developmentally. Students who have negative feelings about the reading process have to be dealt with on both a personal and instructional level. It is the responsibility of the teacher to motivate these students, to provide rewarding experiences and to accentuate on the positive.
The reading process is a complex one that involves a communication between the writer and the reader. There is no one prescription that will work effectively with all students. Consequently teaching remedial students involves a variety of learning modalities. It is the teachers responsibility to present these students with a direct teaching and learning experiences.
Reading for understanding and meanings means that students must develop effective reading strategies such as accessing prior knowledge, rereading, asking questions and making and checking predictions. We cannot assume that students can utilize the skills independently, we must teach these skills directly and as they are mastered then we may relinquish them to work independently. No one lesson plan will be plotted out specifically for the teacher to follow step by step, therefore it is the responsibility of the teacher to first access the needs of your students, determine their interests, and then develop a Directed ReadingThinking method to meet their needs.
This unit was basically designed to give the classroom teacher suggested strategies so that you may include literature as a part of your curriculum.