ANCHS

SCHOOL LEARNING
ACTION CELL
SY 2022-2023
TOPIC
READING STRATEGIES IN
TEACHING NON READERS,
SLOW READER, FRUSTRATION
AND INDEPENDENT ; AND
DEMONSTRATION TEACHING
ON THE USE OF NEW TREND
AND STRATEGIES.
 OBJECTIVE
Applies a range of teaching
strategies that will develop
learners reading
performance.
Resource Person and Documenter:

Jean N. Mundas
Jonalyn G. Monares
Have a struggling reader in your
class? Not too sure how to cater
for his/her needs? Read ahead
and find out seven ways to assist
a students with reading
problems.
7 strategies to use
with non, slow and
struggling readers
1. SCAFFOLD

For any struggling reading, achieve success is key. Set the

bar to high and there's no success. Set the bar too low and
it's belittling. The student needs an appropriate challenge
that he/she can overcome with little assistance. This
doesn't necessarily mean that the text needs to be
different. Perhaps they need multiple reading of the same
text. Maybe they need a partner to discuss the language
while their reading. Developing a reader's self esteem is
the most important facet here.
2. BE INCLUSIVE

It is crucial to encourage as much success as possible when

children are learning to read. The teacher should take as many
steps necessary, discreetly and sensitive, to enable to the
struggling reader to participate in classroom discussions about
stories. How can we encourage them? Allowing children to listen
to the text beforehand will increase their familiarity with the text
and give them time to process the events in the story
independently and without pressure. This will enable the
struggling reader to respond to questions about the text alongside
their peers.
. ALLOW PREPARATION OF ORAL
3

READING

Oral reading is often a struggling reader’s

greatest fear, as it publicises his/her
weakness. To enable students to achieve
success, allow time to practice with a voice
recorder, teacher or buddy until they are
confident to present it.
4. EXPLORE CHILDREN’S INTERESTS

Include a range of reading material in your

classroom for independent reading. Fiction
novels don’t suit everyone. Comics,
magazines and non-fiction books are all
kinds of print/visual texts that can engage a
reluctant reader.
5. USE CLOZE ACTIVITIES

Using cloze activities with struggling readers alters the process of reading
from identify printed words to using meaning for making sense. Leave the
first few lines of the text intact and blank out one of the words. Students
needs to use their understanding of the text and the sentence structure to
identify the words. The student does not need to identify the specific word,
rather a word that makes contextual sense. One letter can be revealed from
the cloze word at a time to narrow down the possibilities of the word.
Continue this process intermittently throughout the text. Struggling readers
should pre-read the text and skip over the cloze words. This could be done
with another student, a pre-recording or a teacher.
6. USE ENVIRONMENTAL PRINT

Students who are able to read a ‘pharmacy’ sign walking

down the street will often find difficulty when presented with
the same word on a sheet of paper. Giving individual words
context enables students to engage in more complex language
than what would be possible out of context. Add keywords
around the room can assist in contextualising words. Students
could also take photos of words in the environment and add
them to a word wall.
7. USE SHARED READING

Shared reading is a great method for boosting the

confidence of struggling readers. As the teacher
activates knowledge, the readers are beginning to
identify potential vocabulary that may be used in the
text. Students can join in when they are ready to
participate. Multiple readings mean multiple
opportunities for success.
 STRATEGY FOR INDEPENDENT
READERS
Independent reading is an instructional practice
or strategy that allows readers to choose the
reading materials for themselves based on their
preference and developmental level. Its primary
purpose is to create an environment that makes
reading a habitual act for the students.
Those mentioned strats. would developed
reading performance.
Explicitly teaching reading strategies
provides students with the tools needed to
become aware of their thinking, provide
confidence in their ability to think and
analyze text and, most importantly, makes
thinking visible and audible.
Thank you
for listening
