Middle years students bridge the Primary and Secondary years spanning from upper Primary, Year 5, to Junior Secondary, Year 9.
The expectation is that all students in these years will read to learn from content area texts.
In the Middle years texts become more complex and the concepts expressed become more complicated and abstract.
Students who have difficulty comprehending such texts and who cannot grasp the meaning of new words and concepts will no doubt find learning difficult.
While the materials presented in this section of the website are specifically targeted at Middle years students with reading difficulties they are also relevant for all students.
All struggling students need direct and explicit instruction in:
- vocabulary
- comprehension
- motivation and engagement.
Some struggling students need direct and explicit instruction in:
- advanced word study
- fluency to promote comprehension.
It is suggested that the materials could be used as:
- the basis for professional learning in the area of reading difficulties
- strategies to be implemented by individual class/subject teachers and support teachers or by a grade or faculty group.