Suggestions for 6th Grade Reading Intervention

[u/sciencenerd22]

Hi everyone. I’m going to be doing a long term sub job that involves teaching a 6th grade reading intervention class. The teacher has set me up with a novel and some corresponding work to go with it, but I’d also like to work on some more specific reading strategies with them. I’m not really sure where to start as the only other long term sub I’ve done was for art, which frankly is a lot easier to come up with work for lol. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thank you!

[u/Teacherlady48]

I use this website for worksheets and slide shows. Great info when you’re in a pinch!

https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/

[u/Longjumping-Lock-724]

You can consider reading children's plays together. You can divide up the cast list and have each student read the lines for their selected character out loud. Dialogue is often easier to read than descriptive paragraphs. And, the students can practice reading with expression. The plays on the YouthPLAYS (www(dot)youthplays(dot)com) website are all available to read in their entirety for free.

[u/LowPsychological6362]

A useful starting point might be asking the teacher or reading specialist which specific skills the students are working on: difficulty reading the words, understanding what they read, or both.

A manageable routine with the novel could be to preview the context and a few important words, read a short passage together, then have students explain what happened and why. Taking turns over short sections can make the reading load less overwhelming while you listen for where each student needs help.

Keep a few notes on those sticking points and use them to plan the next small-group lesson. I’d build on the teacher’s existing intervention plan rather than introduce a new program during the sub placement.

[u/duhqueenmoki]

I teach 6th grade "strategic" which is the lowest level my school offers that isn't SpEd. Here are my tips:

1) Reading Routine: read OUT LOUD to them or play audio for them to follow along because unfortunately many are still struggling with multisyllabic words and over half won't comprehend what they read if they read on their own. When reading to them, pause every 10 minutes or so to do a turn-and-talk with simple discussion questions like "tell your elbow partner what we just read" "why did..." "how did..." and then call on students at random to answer after they've had time to discuss. At the end of the reading, have them write a 2 sentence summary on a sticky note or in a notebook or something

2) if you're doing a novel, you can re-use the same assignment every chapter or so like google "novel choice board" and just have them do a different choice each day

3) ANY time they're writing, give them sentence or paragraph frames and maybe even a word bank, and you MUST make them read their writing out loud to ab elbow partner or something to practice speaking and listening.

4) once every 2 weeks give them a project, this will take up time which is nice and also give them a break from the novel

To summarize, get them writing and talking as much as you can. It will take up lots of time and when they're doing all the writing and talking it's less work for you. Very easy to just have a daily routine