Reading. It's something we do all day, every day. It can be enjoyable, even magical, and definitely is necessary for our world. However, so many struggle to read even into adulthood. So, what exactly is reading? How does it work?
The current research on reading breaks the concept down into two main parts, Language Comprehension and Word Recognition. Scarborough's Reading Rope is a great way to visualize what reading is comprised of.
(Photograph taken from: https://www.reallygreatreading.com/content/scarboroughs-reading-rope )
As the two components of reading become more automatic and strategic in the brain, they wind more tightly together, creating a skilled reader. Students who are beginning to learn to read must be taught each skill of the rope in order to wind them together. When a student is missing one or more elements of the rope, it cannot result in skilled reading.
Thus, when a student is struggling to read, we can administer testing to see where the learning gaps are occurring, in order to fill those gaps and build the "reading rope."
Are you struggling to figure out where your child's reading knowledge gaps are? Book a session today and we can complete diagnostic testing together!
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