[nobe-l] communicate with blind special education teacher strategies teach reading to studdents with learning disabilities

[Joanne Zucker]

Hi Sara,

I am assuming that the student that you are talking about is both LD and VI. What is the age and grade level of the child you are referring to? If he/she has phonemic awareness issues, the Wilson Reading program may work...this program can be purchased in braille at APH...not sure about quota funds, though. And, usually the person using the program needs to be Wilson certified...I have this certification.

If the child strictly has reading comprehension issues, I have used the principles of the 100 Book Challenge program (some other programs are similar).  This is expensive and your school may not have it, but I can share some of the basics with you.  First, you need to know what is the student's functional reading level (or slightly below). Then allow the student to choose from a variety of books (different genres) at that level. The student should read at least 1/2 on his/her own.  You may want to also read the book before the student does.  Then you can prepare materials, develop comprehension questions, etc.  Knowing your students strengths and weaknesses is also very important in the development of activities and questions.  Let me know if I can be of more help...I really only touched the surface.

Joanne


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 From: Sara Rooz <sararooz at gmail.com>
To: nobe-l at nfbnet.org 
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 8:16 AM
Subject: [nobe-l] communicate with blind special education teacher	strategies teach reading to studdents with learning disabilities
 

Hi. My name is Sara Rooz. I am a blind  certified special education teacher as well as a certified teacherof the blind and visually  impaired in New York 
state. Are other blind special education teachers on this list? What strategies do other special education teachers who teach students with learning disabilities readingcomprehension?   Please respond at your leisure.
Sara Rooz
email: sararooz at gmail.com
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