Changing Approaches to Teaching Reading

Changing Approaches to Teaching Reading

1. literacy programs should include a rich variety of interesting, appropriate material and should stress a great deal of reading and writing

2. strategies that promote independence in word recognition and comprehension should be taught

3. literacy programs should be language based

   • provision should be made for developing speaking and listening as well as reading and writing skills

4. because reading fosters writing development and writing fosters reading development, literacy programs should develop both

5. provision should be made for individual differences

   • because students differ in terms of interests, abilities, learning rate, experiential background and culture, the approach used should take into consideration the needs of all students
   • provision needs to be made for struggling readers and English language learners

6. students' progress should be monitored, and provision should be made for helping students fully develop their potential