Watch the video and reflect on what strategy or strategies Robin used most to help him learn to read.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GctEw_7hTWc
This story of Robin's journey to literacy is truly inspirational. As I watched this video I was very touched by Robin's profound dedication to learning how to read. Even though he tried multiple times in the past to learn to read and did not succeed, he continued and was determined to learn to read so he could read to his grandchildren, about the world, and his Bible. This video of Robin's struggle to be literate at the age of 50 helped me to realize no matter how impossible it seems to teach a child that is diagnosed with learning disabilities. I will continue to find strategies to help that student overcome it and to motivate that child to never give up hope.
Robin used many strategies to help him read. First, he used letter tiles to make words. He used different beginning sounds and word families like "ack" and "ick" to sound out words. He was using the "chunking" phonograms strategy to figure out each word. When he signed up for his first email account. He saw the word congratulations on the screen. That long word can be intimidating. However, Robin found a smaller word "rat" that he recognized inside the big word to help him figure out the word congratulation without sounding out the word.
Robin started reading leveled text with visual cues to help him learn to read. He read and reread the sentence until it made sense to him. When read the word "give" he said "gave" Robin asked "does that make sense?" he then changed the word to "give" and read the sentence again. He was paying attention to the meaning of the text. He was was monitoring his own reading. When Robin reads the caption on the newspaper articles, he used context clues and the picture to help him read. I think with practice, Robin with become a more proficient reader.
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