Peer‐reading racetracks for word reading of low‐achieving graduating students with learning disabilities and behavioural problems

Abstract

The number of students with reading difficulties is increasing and reading motivation is decreasing. Although serious reading problems can still persist during secondary education, most reading instruction happens in primary schools. In particular, students with learning disabilities and externalising behavioural problems are confronted with hurdles in reading literacy that need to be overcome. For this reason, this study focused on a simple reading intervention to promote sight vocabulary in 10th grade readers with learning disabilities and behavioural problems. A peer-tutored motivational reading racetrack intervention was implemented three times a week over a five-week period through a multiple baseline design across participants in three small groups. The results indicate that the combined intervention is an appropriate method to help students, even those in a graduating class, to improve their sight words in a short period of time, and thus provide them with important reading skills.

Faktor Keciciran Murid-Murid Program Pemulihan Khas Sekolah Rendah Di Malaysia

“…Kesukaran membaca yang tidak ditangani pada peringkat rendah akan terus wujud di peringkat menengah dengan kesan yang lebih serius. Oleh itu, adalah penting untuk menyediakan pelajar bermasalah pembelajaran dengan sokongan bacaan khusus kerana ramai pelajar bermasalah pembelajaran menunjukkan halangan membaca dan berisiko untuk kehilangan motivasi (Barwasser et al, 2022). Jika dilihat data yang dikongsikan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, seramai 21,316 orang pelajar telah berhenti sekolah semenjak Mac 2020 (BERNAMA, 2021;Ahmad Fadhlullah Adnan, 2021).…”