Help for Learners with Reading Difficulties
Designer: Elizabeth Condello, Angela Newman
Our target population is students within the 3-6 grade instructional level. The special considerations children/students who have special needs in reading comprehension in all curricular areas. Reading comprehension is described as: “the ability to understand written language. Comprehension includes both getting the gist of the meaning and interpreting the meaning by relating it to other ideas, drawing inferences, making comparisons, and asking questions about it.” (as defined by ReadingRockets.org) Reading comprehension is used in all curricular areas including social studies, science, health, and even math. Children need to use reading comprehension throughout their entire life; it is a life long process.
Target Population
The audiences that we are targeting are parents/teachers with children/students within the 3-6 grade instructional level, who have special needs in reading comprehension. These parents and teachers are having some difficulty finding reliable resources to assist them in helping their children/students with difficulty in reading comprehension in all curricular areas.
Teaching Standards
The Pennsylvania State Standards that we plan to help parents and teachers address with their children/students are:
- 1.1. Learning to Read Independently
- 1.2. Reading Critically in All Content Areas
- 1.3. Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
We hope that the parents/teachers will think about these standards when looking for help for the children with difficulties in reading comprehension.
Teaching & Learning Theory
The teaching theory that is guiding our project is Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction.
Products
Multimedia Design Tools
- MS Word
- Inspiration