T-A ZAD, ZDP
As a Special Education teacher, I have always looked at these areas. We use the Accelerated Reading Program at our school which addresses these areas. All of my students are given a Star reading test three times a year which addresses all areas of learning. When I get their scores, I chose reading material to practice in each of my students reading zones.
Each day they practice independently- zone of actual development. Then they must chose a book towards the upper end of their zone of proximal development. Here we practice skills we have already learned or are learning. Ex. sounding out new words.
I will read stories to my students which are in their frustration level to expose them to a new concept or ideal. I feel students should have reading material in all levels of learning available to them.
2 comments:
These sound like good activities. I have also had some of my more advanced students read on their independent level to less advanced students. This would be on the frustration level of the less advanced students, but would benefit both groups.
Peer tutoring is a great tool. I use this constantly as a special ed. teacher. I believe it is important for beginning readers to hear progressing readers read. They can understand that when errors are made, they should be corrected. They learn fluency and vocabulary. Peer tutoring just has a way of teaching that cannot be done by the "teacher".
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