Effective Reading Intervention Programs
Reading intervention programs are crucial in helping struggling students become successful readers. Teachers should ideally have at least two intervention programs available to them to use with small groups or individual students. Programs that are research-based are the most effective because they have been designed for students to learn, practice, and reinforce essential reading skills.
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Emphasis on Five Components of Reading
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Effective reading intervention programs will incorporate the five essential components of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Research indicates that mastery of these skills will determine a child's ability to become a successful reader, according to PapaJan.com. A child learns to read in a continuum of these skills: sound production, letter identification, decoding and blending, then reading for meaning. Intervention programs should focus on activities and techniques that improve ability in these areas.
Reinforces Classroom Instruction
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Effective reading intervention programs should always supplement the core reading curriculum used during whole group instruction. The letters, sounds or comprehension strategies that have been introduced and taught in class should be the focus of interventions for struggling students. This will help more students achieve mastery of skills so they will be on pace with the rest of the class.
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Teacher as Facilitator
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The role of the teacher in intervention programs is that of modeler and facilitator. The teacher will model the activity or skill that is the focus of the intervention then guide the students as they practice. The goal of a reading intervention is to bring the child to the point where they assume more of the responsibility for learning the skill so they can become independent readers.
Student Centered
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Effective reading intervention programs should be designed in a student friendly way. For example, manipulatives or interactive computer learning games help keep students focused and on task. Activities should also be easy to use in a small group of three to five students who can help each other learn and practice the skills. Students should also be able to keep up with their own progress on a graph or score sheet so they will not become discouraged.
Benefits
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Effective reading intervention programs help decrease the need for remedial reading classes at all levels, especially in grades K-3, where reading disabilities are usually diagnosed. Intervention programs can also help decrease the number of students who have to be retained.
Intervention programs give the teachers a chance to work one-one-one or in small groups to help students in ways that would not be possible during whole group instruction. The teacher is also able to monitor progress on specific skills, which makes identifying and targeting struggling students an easier and more reliable procedure.
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