Marcus is a student
who very frequently miscues by substituting words that start with the same
letter or first few letters of the word in the text, but his substitutions
often are not syntactically or semantically acceptable (they neither sound
right grammatically nor make sense). What possible teaching strategies would
you suggest to help Marcus?
I think Marcus could benefit from listening to others read,
whether it be a teacher, parent, or friend, while he follows along with the
text. This way he sees and hears the
word correctly. He could also participate
in echo reading. This strategy would allow
him to see, hear, and say the words.
This repetition could be beneficial to Marcus. I often suggest to parents to use this
technique at home with their child if he/she is struggling with reading. He could also use books on tape or a computer
program that reads books aloud while showing the text on the screen to serve
this same type of purpose.
Sense Marcus doesn’t seem to realize or stop when the word doesn’t
make sense in context I think he could also benefit from pausing to answer
questions throughout his reading. He
could also stop after each page or so to write a sentence about what is
happening in the book. If he is unable
to answer a question or comprehend enough to write a sentence he would need to
go back to read the page again trying to focus on the meaning of the entire
sentence instead of just recognizing words.
You could also keep a list of the words he makes the miscues
on, and review the words later explaining why his substitution wasn’t accurate. Explain to him that he is getting the
beginning letters or sound correct but the middle and ending letters in the
word don’t match the sounds he is saying for them. He may benefit from phonics lessons focusing
on middle and ending sounds.
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