When Kids Can't Read-Ch. 7

I thought the most interesting thing I learned in chapter 7 was that rereading is the number one strategy independent readers use when something stumps them in a text. It's probably the last strategy dependent readers use. I think that good readers read a text as a whole and then reread bits and pieces that they find confusing. Struggling readers may find rereading takes up too much time and it also may frustrate them, so they give up.

I think it's important for teachers to encourage students to reread in difficult passages because they might be able to get something out of it the second time they read. It may be a hard habit to teach students, but students will definitely benefit from it in the future. When struggling readers read aloud, the teacher should stop the student when he or she feels that the student is struggling to comprehend. The teacher should then encourage the student to reread the passage to help make more sense.