| Teaching struggling readers is not an easy task. | | | | reading out loud they will be able to sound out the |
| Readers may struggle for any number of reasons | | | | words better and can hear how the words sound. This |
| including lack of practice and reading difficulties caused | | | | will help with the word recognition as well as their ability |
| by problems beyond their control. With continued hard | | | | to sound things out. Although it may be embarrassing |
| work and practice, struggling readers can improve and | | | | at first, and should be done in private, reading out loud |
| become better readers. | | | | can make a huge difference in teaching struggling |
| By beginning to learn how to read early in life, children | | | | readers and is one of the best practices to be used |
| are able to build the confidence they need in order to | | | | with all of them. |
| become stronger readers. With good reading skills in | | | | Teaching struggling readers, as pointed out previously, |
| hand, they will have the self-confidence to help them | | | | is not an easy task. Especially if the reader is |
| succeed in life with more than just reading. Success in | | | | extremely frustrated due to years of having difficulties |
| school, success in employment, success for life; all due | | | | and no longer feels like working on the problem. Then |
| to success in reading. | | | | patience, patience, and more patience will be required |
| One of the best things to do when teaching struggling | | | | in order for any progress to be made. |
| readers is to start having them read aloud, slowly. By | | | | |