How To Support Struggling Readers in Secondary Science and Social Studies

Use these strategies to support struggling readers without wasting the time of grade level or advanced readers. They can be used for whole group or small group instruction.

They can be used with any textbook or website. Ideas for differentiating are included.

These are strategies that I used in my own secondary science classroom for more than 20 years. I know they work. I’ve seen them work in my own classroom and also in the classrooms of my colleagues in middle school and high school.

They are simple to implement and are low prep. I give you a thorough explanation of why they work as well as how to use them.

I also have included some blank templates for some of the graphic organizers I suggest.

If you click on “download preview” you’ll see sample pages from the product.


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Foldable Guides for Reading and Writing in Science


How To Differentiate Written Tests For Secondary Students with Learning Disabilities Help your students with learning disabilities successfully take tests in your class using these 12 easy tips for formatting written tests.

Personal Bookmarks Individual Task Cards For Use With Any Book, which will make it much easier and less time consuming to differentiate reading tasks in social studies and science while still addressing the standards of the ELA Common Core.

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