{"id":1950,"date":"2010-05-06T11:47:37","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T15:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=1950"},"modified":"2017-05-01T15:52:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T19:52:38","slug":"reading-is-not-one-size-fits-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/reading-is-not-one-size-fits-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading is NOT &#8220;One Size Fits All&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Reading%20is%20NOT%20%22One%20Size%20Fits%20All%22\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 3px 5px; float: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/bs\/boy.tchr.read.desk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A reading program needs to be chosen based upon the unique and individual needs of a particular student.<\/p>\n<p>One reading program will not work for all students, even if the reading program is research based.<\/p>\n<p>Is your child <strong>not<\/strong> making progress in reading?\u00a0 Do you know why?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to Start<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your child is not making progress in reading,<!--more--> a comprehensive evaluation is the place to start to find out why the instruction is not closing the gap.<\/p>\n<p>Get a comprehensive evaluation that examines, in detail:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>auditory processing<\/li>\n<li>auditory discrimination<\/li>\n<li>phonological awareness<\/li>\n<li>decoding, encoding<\/li>\n<li>listening comprehension<\/li>\n<li>reading comprehension<\/li>\n<li>vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>reading rate<\/li>\n<li>fluency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A comprehensive evaluation will indicate any deficits. Once your child&#8217;s\u00a0 needs and skill levels have been determined, reading instruction needs to address those specific deficits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instruction Required: What Kind\/How Much<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For a nondisabled student, we expect reading instruction to be for 90 minutes a day, 5 days a week, kindergarten to grade three.\u00a0 If your child has a reading disability, she will require <em>more<\/em> instruction than that. If your child has been allowed to fall behind, she will need <em>even more<\/em> intensive instruction to catch up.<\/p>\n<p>If your child has dyslexia, there are research based reading programs that have proven to be effective for teaching reading.\u00a0 <strong>However, if a child needs more than, or something different than, what a particular reading program provides &#8211; it is the wrong program for that child. <\/strong> No matter what the research says about its effectiveness for children with a certain profile of needs, the program must fit the needs of each individual reader.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Skills Must Be Taught<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decoding and comprehension are only part of reading.<\/p>\n<p>If your child is not responding to decoding and comprehension instruction, look beyond these skills.<\/p>\n<p>Look at what is the level of auditory discrimination, phonological awareness, oral language ability, vocabulary knowledge, and reading fluency.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Learn More<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/read.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Reading at Wrightslaw<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/heath\/dyh.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc;\">Doing Your Homework Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reading program needs to be chosen based upon the unique and individual needs of a particular student. 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