One size doesn't fit all: slow learners in the reading classroom

Cooter and Cooter discuss how to teach slow learners to make progress by using appropriate level of learning materials and teaching methods. Slow learners do not fit in at school, particularly in reading instruction. One serious consequence of inflexible reading curricula is that students become dis...

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Published in:The Reading teacher 2004-04, Vol.57 (7), p.680
Main Authors: Cooter, Kathleen S, Cooter, Jr., Robert B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basal Reading
Learning
Literacy
Literacy programs
Methods
Reading
Reading disabilities
Reading instruction
Reading Programs
Slow Learners
Students
Study and teaching
Teaching
Teaching methods
United States
Urban Schools
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Summary:Cooter and Cooter discuss how to teach slow learners to make progress by using appropriate level of learning materials and teaching methods. Slow learners do not fit in at school, particularly in reading instruction. One serious consequence of inflexible reading curricula is that students become discouraged and drop out of school. Several proven strategies for adapting instruction for slow learners in the reading classroom are presented.
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714