Creating a Reading Intervention for a Middle School Student

Creating a Reading Intervention for a Middle School Student

I was a little apprehensive about this project because it challenged me to do something I have never done before, identify a student’s difficulties in reading, asses their ability and create interventions for the student. Reading is such a tremendous skill and there are so many factors that contribute to the success of an independent reader.

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While working with my student I realized how vital recognizing difficulty in reading is for some readers. I learned how to asses areas such as comprehension, listening comprehension, fluency, oral reading, phonemics, vocabulary, spelling and phonics.

The process of reading is like a jig-saw puzzle. You must fit all of the pieces (areas listed above) together in order to see the whole picture.

My practicum student, who I will refer to as M, made it quite clear to me that it is easy for students to progress from grade to grade with only some of the pieces fitting together and never knowing which pieces are missing.

I met with M, a female going into the 8th grade on a Tuesday afternoon. I was able to work with M because I worked with her mother …
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…what kinds of reading she enjoys. M’s survey says she likes comic strips, has lots of books at home and reads at least one hour a day. The genres she likes most are science fiction, supernatural stories and adventures.

This did not surprise me because M told me when given a choice; she prefers to read science fiction books and likes adventure. Even though she has a library card she doesn’t know where it is so she hasn’t been to the library in several years she says. Her mother often buys books at book fairs and that adds to M’s collection………………….

Creating a Reading Intervention for a Middle School Student

Creating a Reading Intervention for a Middle School Student