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Reading Comprehension for Special Needs
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Reading Comprehension for SpecialNeeds Student
Special needs students have a difficult timelearning to read. So much focus is put into the
phonics of reading that comprehension isoverlooked. It is important to be able to read,butequally important to understand what you read.
In order to improve reading comprehension
overall we have to first reach a series of smallwins to increase the students' motivation level.
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An explanation of my small win
Creating small wins along the way heightensorganizational members motivation and demonstrates thatthe change process can be successful (CommGAP, 2012).
The students was asked to read Hamlet in Class. Theplay took a couple of weeks to read. Several students
who were slow readers had a difficult time following thestory. Several strategies was taken to ensure
comprehension.
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Making Connection Visualizing
Determining whatinformation is
important.
Questioning
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Making Connections
After the students read the play, they also saw amovie enacting it. The students were asked to
make connections from what they read to whatthey saw in the movie. The students were alsoable to make connections to right and wrong.
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Visualizing
While looking at the movie the students wereasked to follow along in their books. This
helped them determine if what they visualizedwas correct.
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Questioning
The students were split into two differentgroups, and was told to take side on whether
or not Hamlet is justified to take revenge onhis uncle and mother. Listing actions, causesfor the action, and the effects of the action.
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Determine important information
The students were asked to make a list ofrelevant information and to write a paper and
create their own play with an alternate ending.The play had to be a enacted as group effort.
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Benefits of the Win
The students were able to comprehendsignificant meaning from the play and display it
through their enactment.
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Shared value for all stakeholders
The stakeholders involves: students, parents,teachers, and communities all want students tobe able to understand what they are reading.
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Relevant data and results
The students wereable to makeconnections with
morals.
Visualize the playand make an
effective judgment onhow the play couldhave ended.
The students askedthe right questions toget to know each
character and thereasons behind eachof their actions.
The students wereable to pick outrelevant informationby skimming.
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How the win will be publicized and towhom
Since the play was enacted very well, we
decided to put on a show for the whole school.People who were not in the class wanted to be
involved in the Hamlet play that had an alternateending.
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Next steps for making continuousprogress
Teaching the students to read between the lineswill be more difficult. Many students find it hardto find meaning from facial expression or from a
tone of voice.
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Reading comprehension is important in everyaspect of life. It is important to understand what
you read. In organization, understanding whatyou read can mean keeping your job or getting araise. At home, understanding what you read canbe a matter of not signing wrong the information.
When a special need student understand whatthey read they can live a more independent life.
Summary
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References
CommGAP, (2012). Change Management.Communication for Governance &
Accountability Program. Retrieved
Electronically fromhttp://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTGOVACC/Resources/ChangeManagementweb.pdf