reading research
Read Learn Now
How can we help students who struggle
to learn to read, be successful?
What can we learn from empirical research
about teaching students to read?
Mission
My Mission & Vision
I believe that virtually all students can learn to read. My mission is to find the methods that will meet the needs of each student that I work with, and to support other teachers in meeting the needs of the diverse students in their classes. A quote that I live by, is:
“If they can’t learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn”
I am interested in research concerning the most effective methods in teaching students with intellectual disabilities to read.
the right to learn to read
Students with special needs have the right to an education that includes academic goals such as learning to read.
In Manitoba, Canada, Bill 13 “Appropriate Educational Programming”, of The Public Schools Amendment Act, mandates that all students be provided equal access to education.
specific disability in reading
In my blog, I explore effective reading instruction for students diagnosed with intellectual disability (ID) and dyslexia, or specific disability in reading
A Word
From Your Blogger
” I am a Literacy Support Teacher for the Interlake School Division. I am also a graduate student at the University of Manitoba, in the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning program. My passion is supporting students who experience challenges in learning to read. Seeing students become successful readers, who love books and read for enjoyment, is what makes me happy.”
Lori-Anne Busch
Get in Touch
Memberships:
- Manitoba Council of Reading Clinicians
- International Literacy Association
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Manitoba Writers’ Guild
Education:
- Currently working toward master’s degree in Language and Literacy
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Inclusive Special Education, University of Manitoba.
- Certificate in Special Education
- Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
- Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education, McGill University
Interests
I am pursuing my dream of being a reading specialist and a writer, through blogging, and through keeping a daily writing practice.
Blog
The 10 Most Important Things to Know About Teaching Reading to Students with ID or SCD
Here it is! My very first Top 10 List, as a blogger! What follows is a brief summary of the research I have read up to this point in time, with regards to teaching students with Intellectual Disability (ID) or Significant Cognitive Disability (SCD) to read.. Please...
How to Ensure That the Reading Programs you are Using are Research Proven
I started out this week ready to share a fabulous article with you, excited that I had something very practical and user friendly, for those of you who are teaching reading, just like me. I found the article in my favourite journal, Teaching Exceptional Children...
Important Research Terms Defined for New Graduate Students and Interested Teachers
I recently began working toward my master’s degree, and have been struggling to make sense of some of the research studies that I have been reading. Can you relate? If, like me, you did not take a statistics course in your undergraduate program, and you have not had...
Are IQ Tests Necessary Anymore, & What is a Good Source when Carrying out Research, After All?
Have you had the experience of working closely with a student who has average intelligence, but is not able to read? One student who I will never forget, who I will call Andy, was wise beyond his years. In eighth grade, Andy chatted easily with adults on current...
Baffling Observations Made by Our American Colleagues in Special Education
Is it possible for students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD) to learn to read? This question was asked by Lemons, Zigmond, Kloo, Hill, Mrachko, Paterra, Bost & Davis in the article, Performance of Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities on...
A “Sobering Reality”
Have you been tempted to use a certain reading intervention with the students you work with, who are diagnosed with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SCD), only to find that the intervention is intended exclusively for students with IQ scores of 70 and above? I am...