In this very simple but effective intervention, the student reads aloud while
an accomplished reader follows along silently. If the student commits a reading error, the helping reader corrects
the student error.
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Jim's Hints for Using...
Assisted Reading Practice |
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Parents to Use This Strategy. Assisted reading is an easy method
to learn and gives students valuable practice that can really boost their reading fluency. You can train parents
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Materials:
Preparation:
- The teacher, parent, adult tutor, or peer tutor working with the student should
be trained in advance to use assisted reading approach.
Steps in Implementing This Intervention:
Step 1: Sit with the student in a
quiet location without too many distractions. Position the book selected for the reading session so that both you
and the student can easily follow the text. (Or get two copies of the book so that you each have your own copy.)
Step 2: Instruct the student to begin
reading out loud. Encourage him or her to "do your best reading."
Step 3: Follow along silently in the
text as the student reads.
Step 4: If the student mispronounces
a word or hesitates for longer than 5 seconds, tell the student the word. Have the student repeat the word correctly.
Direct the student to continue reading aloud through the passage.
Step 5: Occasionally, praise the student
in specific terms for good reading (e.g., "You are doing a really great job of sounding out the words that
you don't know. Good work!").
References
Shany, M.T. & Biemiller, A. (1995). Assisted reading practice: Effects
on performance for poor readers in grades 3 and 4 . Reading Research
Quarterly, 30, 382-395.
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