WHO ARE STRIVING READERS & WRITERS?
Striving readers and writers are those who experience difficulties with any of the components of reading (eg. comprehension, fluency, vocabulary) or writing (eg. syntax, spelling, etc.). Striving readers and writers may need targeted instruction in order to help them gain confidence when employing the use of various reading strategies.
REFERENCES
Fink, R.P. (2006). Why Jane and John couldn’t read – and how they learned: A new look at informational texts and striving readers 102 striving readers. Newark, DE: International Reading Association.
Guthrie, J.T., & Davis, M.H. (2003). Motivating struggling readers in middle school through an engagement model of classroom practice. Reading and Writing Quarterly, 19, 59-85.
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