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"MANY URBAN HIGH SCHOOL SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS ARE THEY ARE POOR READERS.ONE OF THE CRITICAL REALITIES FOR MOST UNDERACHEIVING STUDENTS IS THAT THEY VERY OFTEN ARE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE KEY FOCUS OF THE LEARNING, OR DISCIPLINE CONCEPTS, TO BE STUDIED IN A UNIT OF STUDY OR OTHER TEXT USED. THIS LACK OF UNDERSTANDING INHIBITS THEIR COMPREHENSION, RESULTING IN LITTLE OR MOTIVATION,WHICH IS EXACERBATED BY THEIR FEELING A LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN THEIR COMPETENCE TO ACHEIVE."
Experts have identified factors that block the natural learning process in special education students.
- Cognitive Blockers
- Language Blockers
- Textual Blockers
- Structural Blockers
Read the articles,Comprehension and Discipline Literacy:The Key to High School Achievement, by Yvette Jackson,Ed.D.
When Nothing Seems to Work:Best Practices For Improving the Responsiveness of Students with Chronic Behavioral challenges to Reading Instruction">, by Gregory Benner.