EDU658 Sharing Small Wins

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Reading Comprehension for Special Needs

Student


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Reading Comprehension for SpecialNeeds Student

Special needs students have a difficult timelearning to read. So much focus is put into the

phonics of reading that comprehension isoverlooked. It is important to be able to read,butequally important to understand what you read.

In order to improve reading comprehension

overall we have to first reach a series of smallwins to increase the students' motivation level.


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An explanation of my small win

Creating small wins along the way heightensorganizational members motivation and demonstrates thatthe change process can be successful (CommGAP, 2012).

The students was asked to read Hamlet in Class. Theplay took a couple of weeks to read. Several students

who were slow readers had a difficult time following thestory. Several strategies was taken to ensure

comprehension.


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Making Connection Visualizing

Determining whatinformation is

important.

Questioning


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Making Connections

After the students read the play, they also saw amovie enacting it. The students were asked to

make connections from what they read to whatthey saw in the movie. The students were alsoable to make connections to right and wrong.


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Visualizing

While looking at the movie the students wereasked to follow along in their books. This

helped them determine if what they visualizedwas correct.


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Questioning

The students were split into two differentgroups, and was told to take side on whether

or not Hamlet is justified to take revenge onhis uncle and mother. Listing actions, causesfor the action, and the effects of the action.


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An explanation of your small win

Determine important information

The students were asked to make a list ofrelevant information and to write a paper and

create their own play with an alternate ending.The play had to be a enacted as group effort.


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Benefits of the Win

The students were able to comprehendsignificant meaning from the play and display it

through their enactment.


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Shared value for all stakeholders

The stakeholders involves: students, parents,teachers, and communities all want students tobe able to understand what they are reading.


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Relevant data and results

The students wereable to makeconnections with

morals.

Visualize the playand make an

effective judgment onhow the play couldhave ended.

The students askedthe right questions toget to know each

character and thereasons behind eachof their actions.

The students wereable to pick outrelevant informationby skimming.


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How the win will be publicized and towhom

Since the play was enacted very well, we

decided to put on a show for the whole school.People who were not in the class wanted to be

involved in the Hamlet play that had an alternateending.


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Next steps for making continuousprogress

Teaching the students to read between the lineswill be more difficult. Many students find it hardto find meaning from facial expression or from a

tone of voice.


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Reading comprehension is important in everyaspect of life. It is important to understand what

you read. In organization, understanding whatyou read can mean keeping your job or getting araise. At home, understanding what you read canbe a matter of not signing wrong the information.

When a special need student understand whatthey read they can live a more independent life.

Summary


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References

CommGAP, (2012). Change Management.Communication for Governance &

Accountability Program. Retrieved

Electronically fromhttp://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTGOVACC/Resources/ChangeManagementweb.pdf

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