ASH10805 - Reading Guide Strips Green
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Pros
- The strips look like bookmarks, so students would feel comfortable using them at school.
- The strips are sturdy and are unlikely to break or tear.
- Students can pick from a variety of colors.
Considerations
- Reading strips can slow down overall reading pace, so they are best for students who have difficulties and not for all students.
- Students might need practice using them before they are effective.
Mindprint Expert Review
Reading guide strips are designed to help students with reading difficulties focus their eyes on a limited amount of text at a time. They can be particularly helpful for students who might be prone to skipping words, skipping lines, losing their place, re-reading lines, or having general fatigue while reading. Reading guide strips are transparent colored plastic strips 8.5" long with a colorful, see-through strip in the middle. The strips come in different widths so a narrow 1 1/2" strip is good for reading a line in a book and a wider 3 3/4" strip is recommended for reading textbooks or math. Students slowly move the transparent colored strips as they read to focus on words, phrases, or paragraphs. The lines above and below the strip are blocked so the child can focus. The manufacturer recommends blue or yellow to improve concentration, but the strips come in a variety of colors and students might have specific preferences for contrast. Reading strips might not help all students, but they can be worth trying for students who need help reading more efficiently.
Academic Benefits
Improves academic skills
- Provides sufficient and varied types of practice problems to maximize understanding and generalization of the targeted skill/concept
- Manufacturer claims alignment with Common Core/Known Standards
- Presents educational concepts accurately
- Explains answers so students can learn from mistakes
- Better for teaching the skill to new or struggling learners
- Better for practicing or refreshing the skill
- Skills are practiced through authentic, meaningful problems (not just rote practice)
Fun
Engaging for the Mindprint recommended age range
- Appropriate for a broad age range to use and enjoy
- Visually appealing to children in the target age range
- Adults would enjoy playing with a child
- For electronic games, gives positive or encouraging feedback
- Offers ongoing, progressive challenge
- Overall - Enjoyable. Given the option, students would choose this option
Easy to Use
Understandable for children in the Mindprint recommended age range
- Provides teaching guidance for adults to support the child and set appropriate goals
- Student should be able to use independently after first use
- Student graduates to the next level or topic only after meeting a benchmark
- Can effectively understand and monitor student's progress (email report or in product)
- Does not require excessive set-up time after first time use
- Can be fun as a single player game
- Multi-player game which fosters collaboration or cooperation
- Well-made for the cost
- For electronic games, can play without sound
- For electronic games, allows user to save work
- For electronic games, voice/sounds are appealing and pronounces words properly
- Provides options to play in languages other than English/Good for ELL
- Presents information in multiple formats (voice over, pictures and text, etc.)
- Overall - Easy to use
Cognitive Concerns
May not be advisable for students with the following cognitive needs
- Processing Speed
Manufacturer Description
Reading guide features a transparent window to help guide young learners. Colored plastic allows the reader to see the contrast of words on the page to increase their concentration. Durable construction resists damage for long-lasting use. Reading guide is perfect for preventing readers from skipping words, skipping lines, reversing letters, transposing letters, squinting and more.