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Nurturing Reading Comprehension Of Attention Deficit Students By Improving Their Inferential Skills, Paula Decker
Nurturing Reading Comprehension Of Attention Deficit Students By Improving Their Inferential Skills, Paula Decker
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Inference-making is a necessary component of reading comprehension. Many attention deficit students have shown some degree of reading comprehension deficiencies. Due to the nature of their disability – staying focused, sticking to a task, and noticing details – inference-making may be difficult for them.
This article suggests that by modifying and enhancing existing teaching methods and strategies, the instructional needs of ADD/ADHD students would be met. It offers some lesson and teaching modifications that have shown to be helpful in this author's experience.
When teachers are aware of the characteristics and limitations of students with an attention deficiency, they can …