1. Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties
Facilitator Name & Credentials
Reading 415

2. Week 1 Stages of Reading Factors Affecting Reading Success and Failure
Types of Reading Difficulties

3. Week 1 Objectives Identify the stages of reading development.
Identify factors that affect reading success or failure.
Examine how writing may influence reading success or failure.
Identify reading difficulties that students experience.

4. READING ACQUISITION Stages of Reading Acquisition Emergent literacy
Early reading – Grades K–1
Growing independence-fluency level – Grades 2–3
Reading to learn – Grades 4–6
Abstract reading
Source: Gillet, et. al. (2012)

5. READING ACQUISITION The Interactive Nature of the Reading Process
Reading is a parallel process rather than sequential process.
Listening, speaking, reading, and writing
Reading and writing are complementary processes.
Orthographic, phonological, meaning, and context
Reading instruction has five interrelated components: reader, text, instructional approach, and context.
Source: Gillet, et. al. (2012)

6. READING SUCCESS AND FAILURE
Factors That Affect Reading Success or Failure
Environment
Socioeconomics
Cultural
Language acquisition and development
Biogenetics
Cognitive aptitude
Prior knowledge and experience
Instructional delivery
Learner attitude and learned helplessness
Source: Gillet, et. al. (2012)

7. READING SUCCESS AND FAILURE
How Writing Can Influence Reading Success or Failure
Importance of integrating reading and writing
Writing experiences can help a child’s reading and visualization abilities.
Allow successful approximations of spelling.
Importance of writing in student’s processing of information, such as response journals, note-taking, and clarifying information
Source: Gillet, et. al. (2012)

8. READING SUCCESS AND FAILURE
Types of Reading Difficulties
Dyslexia
Aphasia
Dysgraphia
Strephosymbolia – letter reversal
Slow processing speed
Decoding problems
Lack of reading strategies
Comprehension problems
Recall and retrieval problems
Lack of fluency
Lack of motivation
Aliteracy
Source: Gillet, et. al. (2012)

9. Conclusion
Add any final notes or announcements for the next class meeting.
Post the presentation AFTER the first night of class.

10. References
Gillet, J. W., Temple, C., Temple, C. , & Crawford, A. N. (2012). Understanding reading problems: Assessment and instruction (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education.