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Back up and Reread Out Loud

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ELA: Reading All Ages Strategy

Skills

Flexible Thinking Verbal Reasoning Abstract Reasoning

Back up and Reread Out Loud

If your student skips over the section when they don't understand what they read rather than stopping to figure it out

Instruction And Practice

  1. Objective: When stuck in reading, students will reread that section aloud and think through the trouble spot.
  2. Model and Practice: a) Have the student read out loud to you. Stop at regular intervals so he can share his understanding of what was read. b) Offer sufficient opportunity to think and share without interrupting. Most students do not proactively think, "This is what I'm thinking," so you might need to model this process, as well as offer a prompt based on the goals of the reading. (i.e. What was the most important point of the reading? What can I picture in my head about the reading?)

Student Guide: Reread Out Loud For Better Understanding

  1. If you're stuck in reading or with a problem, read the text or problem slowly aloud (if possible to a parent or teacher). Just hearing it might help you figure it out.
  2. Are there specific phrases or words you do not understand? Ask the person to help you with those specific parts, rather than just explain the whole thing to you.
  3. With that help, re-state what you now understand of the material or problem. Ask if you are correct and let the adult explain further if needed. If you can re-state in your own words after that, you can be sure you understand.

Why It Works (the Science Of Learning)!

Observing a student in the process of reading can help you understand exactly which strategies the student uses independently and where he needs more reinforcement.

Best-suited for students with weaker: Attention, Auditory Processing, Cognitive Flexibility, Inhibition, Self-Regulation, Long-term Memory, Metacognition, Short-Term Memory, Visual Processing, Working Memory (Source: Digital Promise Learner Variability Project)