ESL students in Remedial Reading
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nicknook68
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ESL students in Remedial Reading
Is anyone familiar with any guidelines (possibly at the elementary level) for when ESL students should be referred for (and would benefit from) remedial reading instruction?
This depends greatly on your state's referral guidelines. Most states have them, and consider them sacred. Ask your school's special ed. folks if you have questions about that.
If there are no guidelines, here's my recommendation:
1. phonological awareness training helps almost all kids, especially ESL kids. Do it.
2. the grade level is important. If the kid is in kindergarten, plain old ESL training may be sufficient for now, but if the kid is in fourth grade, where reading skills are crucial to success, more intensive intervention may be necessary if academic success is the goal.
3. take a look at the National Institute for Literacy guidelines for reading support. Download info at www.nifl.gov or www.nationalreadingpanel.org also take a look at the International Dyslexia Association's website... I think it's www.interdys.org, but I'm not sure (maybe www.ida.org?).
Feel free to email me for more info on specific questions.
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If there are no guidelines, here's my recommendation:
1. phonological awareness training helps almost all kids, especially ESL kids. Do it.
2. the grade level is important. If the kid is in kindergarten, plain old ESL training may be sufficient for now, but if the kid is in fourth grade, where reading skills are crucial to success, more intensive intervention may be necessary if academic success is the goal.
3. take a look at the National Institute for Literacy guidelines for reading support. Download info at www.nifl.gov or www.nationalreadingpanel.org also take a look at the International Dyslexia Association's website... I think it's www.interdys.org, but I'm not sure (maybe www.ida.org?).
Feel free to email me for more info on specific questions.
-[email protected]
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Senorita Daniels
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The most I've done for students is have more one on one reading, with a classmate or a volunteer tutor, or me. The more reading you can do with kids, the better. Even during extra minutes after a test, I've read to the whole class, not just the one I am paid to help. All of them enjoy it, the teacher gets the tests graded in peace, and any extra conversation about the story can help build vocabulary.