New year, old issues. The challenge of teaching struggling readers in middle and high school.
As we gear up for a new school year, many teachers and parents face a significant challenge: helping older students who struggle with reading. These students, whether because of special educational needs, dyslexia, being left behind, or learning English as a second language, often lag in their reading skills. This not only affects their ability to read but also hinders their progress in all other subjects.
The facts
The statistics are alarming. Research shows that 66% of fourth graders in the US are reading below grade level. The impact of illiteracy is profound, affecting students’ self-esteem, behaviour, and future opportunities. Teachers, already stretched thin, need an efficient solution to bridge this gap.
The science of reading and phonics instruction
The science of reading focuses on systematic phonics instruction. Phonics helps students decode words by understanding the relationship between letters and sounds. Studies show that phonics instruction can improve reading skills, especially for older struggling readers. Unfortunately, not all students have benefitted from being taught to read this way. However, all is not lost. It is never to late to learn.
Help is available!
Designed for older readers, these phonics lessons are quick, easy to implement, and effective. They offer a structured approach to phonics, ensuring that students can catch up and gain the confidence they need to succeed across the curriculum. Students all over the world have made significant progress with these materials, and now your students can too. They are so easy to use, you don’t need any phonics teaching experience.
If you want to up the reading levels in your class. If you want to develop happy, confident readers who thrive, these resources are for you.
I suggest you start here. For less than the cost of four coffees, you could solve your problem.