Module 4: Identifying Reading Disabilities PowerPoint

          What stood out to me the most in this PowerPoint was the “Interactive view” located under the “Approaches to Intervention and Corrective Instruction” heading. The other bullets were the part-to-whole approach and the whole-to-part approach which I am very familiar with, but the interactive view was less familiar. This view states that reading is not linear, but it is a combination of the part-to-whole and the whole-to-part approach. I agree with this view because I have always thought it was difficult to only teach reading with one approach. I think a combination of the two happens naturally while teaching and learning to read. This PowerPoint also discussed the Response to Intervention (RTI) procedures for each tier designed to help students who are struggling. This is another area I have become familiar with during my teaching career.

            One of the basic principles listed for low-achieving readers was to foster independence. I have recently become interested in “The Daily Five” which also has the goal to foster independence. I am interested in using this reading approach in my classroom in the future with the goal of fostering reading independence. Implementing “The Daily Five” model would be one way to provide a range of literacy experiences for students, provide a sense of community, personalize instruction, and meet the needs of all learners which are all part of the basic principles for programs for low-achieving readers according to this PowerPoint.