How do I help the reader with severe difficulties?
Preliminary questions
What do we know about the nature of reading and reading disabilities?
Failure to acquire adequate word reading skills results in:
Conclusions from recent preventive research
Treatment Resisters in Research Studies
“We have not yet discovered the conditions that need to be in place for children with the most serious disabilities to acquire adequate word-level reading skills in early elementary school, although we clearly know how to reduce sharply the number of children who leave first and second grades with weak skills in this area.”
What is the best method of instruction for these children?
How much special instruction is required?
Research Questions
What do we know about the effectiveness of most interventions for children with reading disabilities?
Intensive Intervention
Auditory Discrimination in Depth
Embedded Phonics
Comparison of methods
Research Findings
Implications
Moody, Vaughn, Hughes & Fischer (2000)
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