Reading Strategies for Elementary Students

Remedial Reading Strategies for Elementary Students

1. Make sure that children understand that everything in the classroom has a name, and that
they understand what these things do. A good activity is to create labels for everything in the
classroom. This will help students to associate the written word with an object, and encourage them
to vocalize what it is they are wanting. If you avoid referring to things as “this” or “that,” then the
students will begin to as well. This can lead to different activities for different age groups and
reading levels.

2. It’s very important for children to be interested in reading, but this is often difficult when
children’s reading levels and interest levels differ. A high-low reading list is a very good resource to
help find books that students will be interested in. Reading magazines and newspapers are also
great as they have many short articles, but make students feel grown-up. Reading aloud is a great
thing to do, though students will usually come across words they don’t know.