Another Way to Read

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Another Way to Read

  • June 30, 2021
  • Posted by: Caitlin McCallum
  • Category: Wow Story
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I have a 4th grade student who has really struggled to read.  He is very smart, and has excellent comprehension when stories are read to him, but he has a hard time reading words on his own.  Up until now, he’s gotten by with reading simple picture books.  Now that he is in 4th grade, he wants to be more like his friends who are reading chapter books.

We were able to purchase new iPads this year.  This student has one iPad that is dedicated to him, so that he can use text-to-speech to hear books read to him.  He has listened to the same audio books that his friends are reading, and has been so excited to keep up with everyone else.  He also earned 20 AR reading points in the 3rd and 4th quarters, which has been an amazing feat for him!

~written by Jenny Brockberg, LSEM teacher at St Peter Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN