How Do You Teach A Reading English Mini Lesson?
Teaching reading should be done in a quiet supportive atmosphere, especially with children with learning disabilities. Research has shown that soft music in the background is conducive to relaxation during the learning process. The mind can read text at infinitely faster speeds than the mouth can verbalize them. This process should take about 30 minutes. Play some music, preferably classical or at least instrumental in the classroom as you begin teaching the mini lesson. There are professionally recorded CDs available with Baroque instrumentals which can assist in focusing and providing student attention. Begin the reading lesson by writing the first line of the text to be read on the board, and ask random students to read the line. Depending on the aptitude of each student they will read at different skill and speed. Many students will read each word individually; your aim is to have them view ahead of where they are reading. Cover all of the words and then show them to students three
