27 Chapter 15: Reading Difficulties: Small Group
Effective teachers of reading understand the social and cultural influences that children experience related to literacy. Teachers need to understand the needs, desires, goals, and values of the community and children’s families in order to communicate effectively with them and to make reading instruction congruent with students’ background culture.
You are to read one item (Core Reading) for the group you have been assigned to.
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As you read, complete the visual organizer.
Gender
The Myth of Pink and Blue Brains
Putting the “Boy Crisis” in Context
“Guy Reader” is not an Oxymoron
In Reading, Dick Lags Far Behind Jane
Socioeconomic Influences
Homelessness, Poverty, and Children’s Literacy Development
The Classic Study on Poor Children’s Fourth Grade Slump
How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation
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English Language Learners
Learning Challenges
The “Smart Kid Disorder” You’ve Never Heard Of
When a Flair for Reading is Mistaken for Autism
Predictors of Success and Failure in Reading
Dyslexia
Choose one item to read. Each group member chooses a different item.
The Neurobiology of Reading and Dyslexia
What Is Dyslexia? (Shaywitz)
Dyslexia Statistics and Myth Busting