Effective Reading Instruction Strategies for Intellectually Impaired Students

This 50-slide downloadable presentation in pdf format describes how speech-language pathologists (SLPs) trained in assessment and intervention of literacy disorders (reading, spelling, and writing) can teach phonological awareness, phonics, as well as reading fluency skills to children with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities. It will review the research on reading interventions conducted with children with intellectual disabilities, list components of effective reading instruction as well as explain how to incorporate components of reading instruction into language therapy sessions.

*Please note that this is an abridged product which is a part of a larger more comprehensive product, entitled: From Wordless Picture Books to Reading Instruction: Effective Strategies for SLPs Working with Intellectually Impaired Students. Please review both product descriptions carefully prior to making a purchase of the desired material.

Learning objectives: After the completion of this presentation the participants will be able to:

• Describe the research on reading interventions conducted with children with intellectual disabilities
• List components of effective reading instruction
• Explain how to incorporate components of reading instruction into speech-language therapy sessions

Slide Content:

• Reading and Intellectual Disability (ID)
• Teaching Students with ID to Read
• Skill Focus K-2 Grades
• How Long Does it Take?
• Components of Effective Literacy Intervention
• Supplemental Reading Intervention
• Phonological/Phonemic Awareness
  • Phonological Awareness Tasks
  • Phonological Awareness Session Activities
  • Phonological Awareness Session: Rhyming
  • Phonological Awareness Session: Blending Sounds
• Phonics Instruction
  • Phonics Instruction Basics
  • Mathes et al, 2007: Instructional Design Recommendations
  • Suggested Sequence of Teaching Letter/Sound Correspondence
• Orthographic Knowledge
  • Comparisons Between English & Spanish Orthographies
  • Spelling Patterns of Bilingual Children
  • Teaching Spelling
• Morphological Knowledge
  • Morphological Awareness Studies
  • Morphological Intervention
  • Morphological Intervention with Older Children
• Mental Graphemic Representations
  • MGR-Based Intervention
• Vocabulary Knowledge and Instructional Practices
  • Vocabulary Selection Tips
  • Examples of Spring Related Vocabulary
  • Effective Methods of Vocabulary Instruction
  • Creating Effective Intervention Materials
  • Components of Effective Vocabulary Interventions
  • Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
  • Instructional Routine for Vocabulary
• Basic Reading Fluency
  • Decoding for Reading Fluency
  • Reading Fluency Rates
  • Strategies for Improving Fluency
• Reading Comprehension
  • Informal Reading Comprehension Treatment
  • Teaching Specific Reading Comprehension Skills
  • Tips for Teaching Reading Comprehension
    • Free Resources for Teaching Reading Comprehension
    • Free Resources for Teaching Main Ideas
• Conclusion
• Helpful Smart Speech Therapy Resources