EPISODE · Mar 14, 2026 · 7 MIN
Learners With Reading Difficulties.
Ep. 1: Learners with Reading Difficulties.Rebecca is a 4th-year pre-service teacher. In this episode, she discusses learners with reading difficulties and examines their characteristics. She talks to early-career teachers to discover how they use evidence-based strategies to collect data, and how this underpins classroom strategies for student support. In this episode, you will learn:· Legislation that requires teachers to support children with reading difficulties.· Reading frameworks, including the Reading Rope (Scarborough, 2001), the Simple View of Reading (Gough & Tunmer, 1986), and the Cognitive Foundations Framework (Tunmer & Hoover, 2019).· Characteristics of students with reading difficulties, including dyslexia.· Evidence-based approaches to collect data for creating a student profile.· Using data to inform systems of support.· Holistic supports for learners with reading difficulties.Supplementary MaterialsThis link (https://bitesizedbigtopics.my.canva.site) contains information relating to the following topics:· Scarborough’s (2001) Reading Rope: An illustration of the components or strands of reading that interweave to create a skilled reader (00:52).· The Simple View of Reading (SVR) framework (Gough & Tunmer, 1986): A visual representation to support educators in understanding reading difficulties (01:20).· The Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) (de Bruin et al., 2024): A visual representation to support educators in understanding the MTSS (04:36).· The Cognitive Foundations Framework (CFF) (Tunmer & Hoover, 2019): An image of the CFF, which aims to support educators in understanding the cognitive capacities required for reading, allowing for effective teaching and assessment (05:10).
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