From Reading & Other Learning Disabilities
A Blog by Dr. Gary G. Brannigan and Dr. Howard Margolis
Many middle school and high school students with reading disabilities have difficulty understanding their textbooks and succeeding on assignments. Reasons for their difficulties include: Read more...
- Their inability to understand the demands of the task
- Instruction devoted solely to the mastery of subject materials, such as a social studies chapter.
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A Guest Post by
Katie Stover, Doctoral Candidate
Karen Wood, Professor
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Academic difficulties are only one of the many challenges that struggling readers face daily. According to Dunston and Gambrell (2009), “In addition to changes in reading motivation … some students begin to lose self-confidence, become anxious about school and engage in activities that inhibit rather than facilitate literacy learning.” In other words, lack of success in reading can create emotional social and emotional problems. Read more...
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