As educators, our ultimate goal is to ensure that all of our students succeed academically, regardless of their level of proficiency. However, some students may require more intervention and support than others. Struggling readers, in particular, may need extra attention to help them improve their reading skills. Below are five struggling readers’ activities that will help achieve 100% intervention success!
Top 5 struggling readers activities
Activity 1: Phonics games
Phonics games are a perfect way to help struggling readers master the relationship between sounds and letters. One fun activity is “Sound Bingo.” Students receive a bingo card with pictures of various objects. The teacher will then call out the name of an object, and the students have to identify the sound it begins with and mark it on their bingo cards. This game will help students identify initial sounds and improve their phonemic awareness.
Activity 2: Reading aloud
Reading aloud is one of the most effective literacy intervention strategies. The teacher can provide students with short texts and ask them to read aloud in pairs or small groups. The teacher can also model fluent reading, highlighting intonation, expression, and punctuation. This activity will help students gain confidence in their reading abilities and improve their comprehension.
Activity 3: Word games
Word games like Scrabble and Boggle are excellent ways to help struggling readers learn new words and reinforce spelling skills. The teacher can provide a list of words the students need to find and rearrange to form new words. This activity will help students develop their vocabulary and improve their spelling. Word games also are effective for gamifying the classroom, which leads to greater confidence in the skill taught, in this case, reading.
Activity 4: Reading comprehension activities
Struggling readers often need help with comprehension. So anytime a teacher can provide students with reading passages and ask them to answer questions about the text will boost comprehension. Questions that are higher level than multiple choice provide more significant increases in the skill. The teacher can also ask students to summarize the text in their own words. This activity will help students develop critical thinking skills and improve their reading comprehension.
Activity 5: Prefixes and suffixes
Learning prefixes and suffixes is essential for improving reading skills, especially for struggling readers. The teacher can list common prefixes and suffixes and ask students to match them with the correct words. The teacher can also provide sentences with missing prefixes or suffixes; students must fill in the missing part. Teachers can find an excellent resource for teaching prefixes and suffixes on our Teachers Pay Store. This activity will help students improve their word recognition skills and expand their vocabulary.
Final words
These five activities will help struggling readers achieve 100% intervention success. By using a variety of strategies, educators can support students with different learning styles and abilities. Be sure to visit and like our Classroom Camp Facebook page for more great struggling readers activities.
