Thursday, August 28, 2008  
 
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 author’s 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