LD/EBD Student Analysis

I currently teach LD/EBD students at a 9-12 level. A lot of my students struggle with reading and read at lower level then their peers that are mainstreamed into the general education setting (most of my students read at a 4-6 grade reading level). The biggest struggles I see with them is their understanding of vocabulary and how to figure out the meaning without "skipping the hard words” and also their comprehension. I also struggle with getting my students interested in reading as most of their learning disabilities have to do with reading. Gathering the interest of my students will be the focus of my plan.
Plan
Over the course of the term, I plan to find two journal articles, re-read a portion of a textbook used for another reading course,
She also mentions that students can read different amounts of books and different types. Since students are reading at different levels, books come in different sizes. Setting a limit of how many books students have to read can make reading look less desirable. Letting students read their choice allows them to enjoy reading because they are reading what they enjoy.
A second article I read was Creative Reading: The Antidote to Readicide. The authors spoke about spicing up book talks to showing several books by showing the covers and then asking students a question about the grouping of books. Student’s interest is peeked and they begin to ask questions about the books mentioned. They discuss how students need a wide range of reading materials outside of just books. These materials could include: magazines, comic books, blogs, and books of all genres and readability levels. They speak about different activities such as: reading with a partner, reading a play aloud with specific assigned parts to read aloud,
Having a classroom library on top of the school library is a way that students get additional and easy daily access to books.
Buying books can be expensive. One way to get cheap or free books for a classroom is having book orders or visiting the school book fair. When students order books from book orders, teachers receive points which are used for free books. These books can be placed into your classroom library.
Research: Online
A lot of the websites I looked at were geared more towards parents versus teachers. I still found the information useful and interesting. A lot of it is things that parents would do with their children to motivate them to read, but there are a few that could have slight variations to make them work in a school classroom.
I found interesting tips on Oprah’s book club website on how to motivate students to read. A lot of suggestions she mentioned are for younger age students and are more geared towards parents doing with their children at home. I like the idea of progress monitoring how many books are read and once reaching a specific goal, the child receives a reward. This reminds me of the school district I grew up in. In elementary school, students were to read so many minutes