Module 4: Instructional Challenge

After completing my prominent theorist research paper, I really feel as though the teacher should model reading fluently to Marcus. Not only that, but it would help Marcus discuss different reading strategies to go about while reading. If he is able to hear his teacher model accurate reading, it may help him as a reader.  Throughout different readings that Marcus was completing, it would be beneficial to pair him up with a partner. That way during the reading, they could complete “think-alouds” where they were discussing the text as well as creating questions to ask each other. The students could even see it as a game where they write down different questions to ask one another. Through completing research on Richard Alllington, I found that he stressed the importance of having students discuss with one another what the text is about.  Allington stated that this technique, “[D]oesn’t require any special materials, special training, or even large amounts of time.” If the teacher did not begin to see any major improvements with his reading, I feel as though it would be important to read one on one with him in order to develop different teaching strategies that would benefit him as a reader.