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Welcome to today's #ldchat! This is Dan with the Understood team. We're joined today by Louise Baigelman, Understood expert and executive director of Story Shares, to talk about #SummerReading! She'll be tweeting as @StoryShares.
Edie, Academic therapist in Washington, DC. My kids are teens and young adults with ADHD. Some have LD and Autism too. Reading comprehension is their major issue. #LDchat
A1: Over the summer, students can lose some of the reading gains they’ve made during the school year. This is especially likely for struggling readers. To stay on track, time spent reading is key! #LDchat
A1: Summer reading is important because consistency and reinforcement over the summer from topics during the school year builds a strong student. #LDchat#edsp454
A1 Older students with LD, Autism, and ADHD can lose up to 2 months of learning over the summer. This includes content areas as well. Lost strategies are also a problem. #LDchat
A1.) 21st century learners have a hard retaining information and it is always important to revisit information taught as well as teach a level up. When it comes to reading comprehension students should always be actively engaged. #ldchat
A1: By reading throughout the summer, students can maintain the reading skills they’ve built throughout the year, to enter the next grade on strong footing. #LDchat
A1 summer reading is important for children with learning and attention issues due to it helping the students build confidence and it also helps them improve their lanquage skils #ldchat
A2: to keep students engaged in their summer reading they should be allowed to choose the books to read, parent participation is also key! #edsp454#LDchat
A2: Without the structure of school, it’s easier to let reading time slip away. Students may be hoping for a learning break! (To support them and also keep them on track, find ways to keep them reading with fun, engaging, approachable content). #LDchat
Some obstacles that may prevent children from engaging in summer reading is that fact that they are burnt out from the previous school year. There are also summer activities that families have planned in advance.#ldchat
A1. These students thrive on a schedule they know and can expect. They have maintained a certain schedule during the school year. Keeping a nightly routine along with competency and comprehension questions will keep the routine similar to the one already in place. #ldchat
A -2 Some obstacles might be "they hate reading," lack of choice, lack of access to books, and his/her school may have sucked the desire to read out of him/her. #SummerReading#ldchat
A2) Motivation is a major part of the lack of reading. We know reading is important, however; presenting it in a way that intrigues the student is just as important. #ldchat
A2 some obstacles that may prevent our students from engaging in summer reading is lack of confidence or the felling of being unprepared/ embarassed #ldchat
A2. A big distraction that can prevent them from engaging in summer reading is the technology and entertainment such as video games, sports, etc. #ldchat
A2. Families use summer as a time to catch up on quality time they miss out on during the hectic school year. Unfortunately, most parents do not read to or with their children. This cycle proves to elevate the importance of all other activities over reading. #ldchat
A2 Older students with ADHD, Autism, LD have several obstacles in avoiding summer slide. Limited success can be achieved without support, strategies, ability and behavior. Find someone who is experienced with HS/college content and reading. You'll need buy-in. #LDchat
#ldchat Q2: Some students need more structure (quiet place, scheduled time) to be successful with reading. Others may need carefully selected text (just right level, right amount of text, high interest) to feel successful with summer reading. #SummerReading
#ldChat a lot of students also don't know how to figure out what books they would like: which results in self-labeling as non-readers.
We need to avoid associating reading strictly with academics, approaching reading as a skill improving during the summer: not so great.
A3: Find the right content! Give students choices for what to read: any reading is good reading. Graphic novels, cookbooks, articles, action stories… Help them choose books they can get excited about. #ldchat
#ldChat Q3) Interest inventory! See what the child cares about. If they're playing a video game: buy them the guide for that game. Are they working on swimming? How-to articles on that :) There's text about everything under the sun: you just have to present it to them.
Summer reading support for older kids with Autism, LD and ADHD (non-tech): Play word games (Scrabble, Mad-Libs). Read comics with active themes. Take field trips. Form book club with peers. Play trivia games. #LDchat
#ldchat Don't make reading about skills, but about being an extension of what you care about :) if they like a radio show: maybe find a transcript of the show for them to read along with. Children already have interests so just capitalized on those.
A3. Summer reading programs are a great way to engage children over the summer.These programs promote the importance of reading, all while added the entertainment children enjoy. #ldchat
Enroll your children in a free summer reading program mostly offered through Title One counties and model the importance of the program and how fun it can be by volunteering and getting involved #ldchat
A3: Keep it light. You don’t need to recreate a school atmosphere to prevent the summer slide. You just need to make sure your child reads. Read together on the beach, take trips to the library for new books, make it fun and not forced. #ldchat
A3. Making the reading as fun as possible. Coming up with games that involve reading, could be a good way to get your students excited about reading. #ldchat
Reading support with technology for older kids with LD, ADHD, Autism: Challenge with education apps. Go on an adventure with map apps. Start a technology project together. #LDchat
A3 to help students overcome summer reading obstacles is to get them to practice reading to get better at anything you have to dedicate some of youre free time to better yore craft
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A3 - Give a wide variety of books to allow students some freedom to choose. Also, a lot of teachers in my district like to assign projects and essays to complete over the summer, and many kids use Spark Notes to complete the assignment instead of reading. #LDchat#SummerReading
Q3 #LDChat. Talk with SpEd & GenEd Ts about what is working well & replicate. Talk to your child about what they need. Make it FUN! Choose a theme for a week, read about a topic, do related art, take a family field trip to a place that is related to the theme, read w/ them too!
my book suggestions for students in grade school is wholes and for middle school and high school i would suggest charlie in the chocolate factory, meteldia #ldchat
A4: Try some books from Story Shares, created to be compelling and accessible for struggling readers (especially in middle school and high school) https://t.co/isxl8T0YL7#ldchat
6th grade
Iron Trial (Magisterium series) by Holly Black
The Menagerie by Tui T. Sutherland
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Outlaws of Time: The Legend of Sam Miracle by N.D. Wilson #ldchat
