Conference proceeding
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION FOR STRUGGLING READERS
11th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2018), pp 8652-8652
01 Nov 2018
Abstract
Struggling English readers, especially those with decoding issues, need direct, explicit instruction of the English language in order to improve their reading skills. Teachers in the United States often are not trained in this type of instruction in their undergraduate programs. While teachers of struggling readers want to provide the best instruction for their students, they are not sure of the best strategies to accomplish that goal. One university designed a professional development program that included teacher training during a four week summer literacy camp for struggling readers. Third through fifth grade students were assessed for eligibility to attend the literacy camp. The Word Attack subtest of the Woodcock Reading Mastery and the full Wilson Assessment of Decoding and Encoding (WADE) were given in late spring of 2017. Students that scored below the 30th percentile on the word attack and had difficulty with the spelling portion of the WADE were asked to participate in the camp. Twenty-four students were selected to attend. In addition to the student selection, seven teachers that wanted specific training in explicit instruction for students with decoding issues and four teachers that were completing a Reading Specialist Certification Program were included in the professional development training. One university professor with specialized training in this type of direct instruction, as well as a site director for the camp and two additional university professors rounded out the staff for this literacy camp.
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- Title
- TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION FOR STRUGGLING READERS
- Creators
- L. Severino - Drexel UniversityA. Ammar - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- 11th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2018), pp 8652-8652
- Conference
- 11th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 11th (Seville, Spain, 12 Nov 2018–14 Nov 2018)
- Series
- ICERI Proceedings
- Publisher
- Iated-Int Assoc Technology Education & Development
- Number of pages
- 1
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000568991703145
- Other Identifier
- 991019173634104721
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