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Experts on reading interventions over here!

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aroomofherown · 06/12/2013 18:43

I need to implement an effective reading intervention at my school for students who are delayed in their reading at secondary, so not too babyish in content. Can either be small group or one:one.

What would you advise and why? Anyone able to point me to any research?

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aroomofherown · 06/12/2013 19:20

Hi homework, thanks for your response. I like to think the relationship with the student is something I'm quite good at, and make them feel supported and encouraged and I try to make it fun. However, I do some 1:1 interventions at the moment but we have a larger cohort who are behind in reading and I'm interested in trying to find out interventions that are known to be effective so that I'm not wasting their time.

I do Toe By Toe with a few students (individually) at the moment but most of our students are beyond that, but still behind where they should be, both in decoding and compehension.

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homework · 06/12/2013 19:14

Try special needs section as well, but depends on child what work best , small groups , or one to one .
Each has had varying levels of success , loads depends on child there interest and for long and often you plan on doing this intervention for .
There no hard fast rule that is magically going to make a child read better, but especially in secondary school , teenagers need to feel that there getting something out of it .
So going though sounds and blending is important but turns them off more than encourages them as they feel stupid . Doing this type of work would have to be strictly one to one basis , not to alienate them .
Why don't you ask a sample of the teenagers that your looking at putting this intervention in place for what they want , how they like to be taught .
You can use e readers , making words larger , less on a page to not discourage them , change font .

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aroomofherown · 06/12/2013 19:01

Ok thanks - I'll try that.

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ClayDavis · 06/12/2013 18:57

I an't help as KS1 trained but have you posted this on primary as well? If not try that. There should be 1 or 2 posters that can help you there. Probably maizieD is your best bet.