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Individualized Learning
Reading
Reading is the most critical key to all learning, in school and for the rest of your life. Townsend Learning Centers offer individualized reading help at all skill levels.
Beginning Reading:
Becoming aware of sounds in words
Using phonics for decoding new words
Learning new vocabulary words using seeing, hearing,
touching
Becoming aware of context as a clue to new words
Appreciating good literature
Listening and remembering stories
Reading for Meaning:
Visualizing for good comprehension
Getting the meaning
Understanding how details support main ideas
Inferring the meaning behind the authors words
Predicting outcomes
Reading actively with enjoyment
Study Reading:
Understanding key points in textbooks
Remembering facts and main ideas
Understanding various patterns of writing
Reading for tests
Annotating textbooks
Special Reading Techniques for Dyslexics and Learning Disabled:
Using multi-sensory techniques for decoding difficult words
Using visual and verbal techniques to lock in meaning
Breading longer text into memorable chunks
Reinforcing reading with writing
• Learning how to stay focused and concentrate
Rapid Reading:
Reading fast and efficiently
Setting a reading speed goal
Skimming and scanning for main points
Varying reading speed according to purpose
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