Hi Mena, I'll ask her to tell me what she's good at - she's not shy about that! I hadn't thought about kinesthetic, but that's probably better than my favorite reading on the comfy couch method. As we read, I was stopping and talking about what was going on in the book, asking questions designed to get her to make t-t or t-s connections, asking questions. Interestingly, she told me about her cousin who is dyslexic like Percy Jackson, but made no mention of ADHD or herself.
Thanks! Meghan On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Mena <drmarinac...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Meghan, I would use as many kinesthetic (VAKT...hmm maybe even use realia) > and aesthetic activities (reader response, t-t, t-s,t-w connections) as > possible to provide context and activate or create prior knowledge as > possible to motivate the reader. Many students who struggle with reading > excellent in other areas like artistic skills...try to find what the student > is good at:) If it is art have the student use sketch -to-stretch. I think > that like ELL learners student with ADHD need as much context as possible. > From, Mena > > > > > Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. > Florida Atlantic University > Dept. of Teaching and Learning > College of Education > 2912 College Ave. ES 214 > Davie, FL 33314 > Phone: 954-236-1070 > Fax: 954-236-1050 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Meghan Formel <meghan.for...@gmail.com> > To: mosaic <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Sent: Sun, Jul 1, 2012 10:22 am > Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Comp and ADHD > > > Good Morning! I'm tutoring an incoming 4th grader this summer, with a > primary focus on teaching reading comprehension skills (Mosaic). We're > reading Book 1 of The Lightning Thief (an option for her school's > summer reading.) The student has been diagnosed with ADHD and seems to > be predominantly inattentive. I'm using techniques like keep > information down to essentials, taking frequent breaks and > comprehension checks while reading, asking her to repeat back > instructions, positive reinforcement, redirection, and visual aids. > > I'm a new teacher, and I'm very interested in hearing what other > teachers' experiences have been in reading comprehension with this > population of learners. What worked? What didn't work? > > Thanks! > Meghan Formel > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
