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Literacy for Slow Learners
Literacy for Slow Learners
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Book Introduction
A book that guides literacy instruction for slow learners who have difficulty understanding the content of texts they read, frequently misunderstand others' speech and writing, and have difficulty expressing their thoughts appropriately in speech and writing.
We examine the learning patterns and characteristics of slow learners and sequentially cover reading fluency, grammar education, inference and connection, and step-by-step content comprehension methods, which are the foundation of literacy education.
In addition, we introduce writing and reading education that develop the necessary framework of thinking and expressive skills for slow learners.


If you always have to get help from someone to learn and learn something, learning becomes a process of confirming the limits of your abilities at every moment, and if this continues, your self-esteem will also decrease.
The goal of literacy instruction for slow learners is to help them become independent learners who can learn and understand on their own.
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Part 1.
How can slow learners become literate?


Who are slow learners?
Why should we teach literacy to slow learners?
What are the benefits of literacy instruction?
The challenges of literacy instruction
Reading Characteristics of Slow Learners
Reading Skill Development in Slow Learners
Directions for Literacy Instruction for Slow Learners

Part 2.
Fluency practice comes before reading comprehension


Reading the letters does not mean understanding the text.
Children who have not yet achieved reading fluency
How to teach fluency correctly
Raising the bar for books you read
Criteria for an appropriate book

Part 3.
Basic Grammar for Slow Learners


Reading and Grammar
Why Slow Learners Need Grammar Knowledge
Grammar that slow learners should learn

Part 4.
Developing reasoning skills for reading


What can be known through reasoning
Deduction of missing information
Empathic reading
Connect with experience
Understanding context and making predictions

Part 5.
Think in paragraphs


Why paragraphs are important
Slow learners understand paragraphs
How to teach paragraphs
Paragraph structure and the writer's thoughts
Understanding the entire text and paragraphs

Part 6.
A framework for understanding reading


Why do we need a framework of understanding?
The order in which the framework of understanding is taught
Imagine with a picture
What, why, how
Story Grammar
Speaking according to story grammar
graphic organizer

Part 7.
Writing for Slow Learners


Why Slow Learners Should Write
4 Ways to Teach Writing to Slow Learners
Creating a framework for thinking
Logical writing
Critical Writing

Part 8.
To become a slow learner who loves books


A literacy environment at home is important.
The atmosphere for reading books is important.
Reading isn't everything
To love books is to enjoy learning.
How long will parents have to interfere and teach their children?
Let them enjoy learning on their own.
Let them speak their minds confidently.

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Among parents of slow learners, there are often those who are impatient or overly enthusiastic and hard-working, which leaves deep scars on their children's hearts.
It's heartbreaking to meet parents who say they gave their children harsh and harsh words on purpose to bring them back to their senses.
Please, I beg you not to do that.
Just because you speak harshly, it is unlikely that understanding will suddenly improve where it didn't before.
The stress that is helpful to children should be the difficulty they experience while studying or reading.
The stress caused by parents' harsh words is never a cure.
It's no different from parents adding another big rock to a child who is already struggling.
A single word from a parent can hinder a child's growth and cause irreparable harm.

---「1.
From "How Can Slow Learners Achieve Literacy?"

Slow learners take a relatively long time to master letters and read fluently.
Slow learners who lack reading fluency may read by transposing or omitting letters or inserting missing letters.
You should first develop the habit of reading accurately and then move on to increasing your reading speed.

---「2.
From "Practice fluency before reading comprehension"

It is very difficult for slow learners who do not have sufficiently developed grammatical knowledge to create sentences on their own.
Failure to use appropriate grammatical expressions when speaking or writing means that you are unable to utilize your grammatical knowledge when listening to others or reading.
Because we try to understand only a few words, we sometimes misinterpret the sentence's actual meaning.

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From “Basic Grammar for Slow Learners”

Slow learners have difficulty understanding the meaning of words as they read, so it is helpful to follow the words and summarize or visualize the meaning of the words and sentences.
In that sense, a story flow chart helps you understand the overall story and acquire the skills to read the text.

---「4.
From “Developing Reasoning Skills for Reading”

A paragraph is a basic unit of sentences that explain a single topic.
To read and understand textbook content or knowledge-based texts, it is necessary to think in paragraphs.
Slow learners can develop their ability to understand the entire text by consistently practicing reading paragraphs and summarizing and organizing the main idea into one sentence.

---「5.
From “Thinking in Paragraphs”

As the nature or type of writing changes, the framework for understanding it must also change.
Slow learners who do not have this framework tend to focus on parts of a text when reading and have difficulty grasping the whole.

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From “A Framework for Understanding for Reading”

Slow learners tend to think slowly, so it is more helpful to organize their thoughts in writing and then express them verbally rather than expressing them directly in words.
You may wonder how you can teach them to express themselves in writing when they can't even express themselves verbally, but that's not the case.
For slow learners, writing can actually be easier than speaking.
Writing can help slow learners overcome many of their difficulties more effectively.

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From “Writing for Slow Learners”

One of the questions I often get asked when I give talks about slow learners is, “How long should parents stay involved?”
Parents of slow learners are usually always there to support their children's studies from the moment they enter elementary school.
As I teach my children, I become acutely aware that they are slow learners. This makes me obsessively focus on guiding them, but I feel lost, wondering how long I will have to put in this effort.
---「8.
From "How to Become a Slow Learner Who Loves Books"

Publisher's Review
Who are slow learners and what characteristics do they have?

'Slow learners' who learn slowly and require much more time and effort to acquire the same material compared to their peers.
The main causes include borderline intelligence with an IQ of 70-84 on an intelligence test, ADHD with no cognitive problems but a significant lack of attention and information processing defects, and specific learning disabilities.
They take longer than their peers to learn to read and write Korean, number concepts, and basic operations, and even if they manage to acquire basic learning skills, they have increasingly more difficulty keeping up with the increasing amount, scope, and level of learning as they advance in grade level.
It mainly shows limitations in learning from the 3rd or 4th grade of elementary school and shows signs of not progressing to a level appropriate for higher grades.
Because the ability to learn and acquire knowledge on one's own is weak, appropriate guidance and help are essential.
Slow learners are not problem children, they are simply a different type of child who needs to be taught differently.

Why is literacy instruction essential for slow learners?

Literacy, simply put, is the ability to read and understand text and to express one's thoughts in speech and writing.
Furthermore, it means the ability to understand the meaning of various letters and symbols around us and to utilize and apply them in learning and life.
Generally, literacy skills develop naturally through continuous exposure to various texts and sentences, but slow learners find it very difficult to acquire literacy skills on their own without separate guidance or assistance.
Failure to overcome the barrier of literacy prevents progress toward better learning, which in turn impacts cognitive growth.
Literacy is not simply a tool for reading instruction or improving grades.
Literacy education for slow learners aims to help them achieve independence in learning and lead a lifelong learning journey.
It will become a bridge that will help you overcome the limitations of cognitive growth and confidently advance into the world.


Field experience and intensive analysis from cognitive learning therapy and borderline intelligence specialists.
A Roadmap for Literacy Instruction for Slow Learners


As a child psychologist, cognitive learning therapist, and borderline intelligence expert with extensive experience working with slow learners, the author emphasizes that these individuals require a slightly different approach to education.
This means that we must provide appropriate support in a way that suits their characteristics and learning speed so that these children can grow with self-efficacy without being endlessly frustrated during the long process of learning.
For example, after learning letters, it is better to focus on improving reading fluency rather than reading a lot of different books.
Also, to understand sentences, paragraphs, and entire texts, you need to know basic grammar and read the context to make inferences and connections.
For those who find it difficult to think and speak at the same time, it may be more effective to write first.
This book introduces various methods to develop the literacy skills of slow learners step by step, taking into account their cognitive characteristics.


Customized education for children who grow slowly
Developing language and social cognitive skills together


Literacy is an essential skill for learning as we progress through the grades and for adapting to society; it is a skill that is needed throughout life.
Slow learners are often criticized for lacking situational awareness or tact, as they struggle to understand other people's intentions or feelings.
When slow learners acquire literacy, their thinking endurance and language skills improve, as well as their social cognitive abilities.
By encountering various situations and contexts through books, you can connect them to real-life experiences, and by understanding the psychology and circumstances of characters that cannot be explained in words, you can increase your ability to empathize.


Developing the mindset essential for advanced learning
Instructions on how to use the program, including specific examples and practice problems.


If you always have to get help from someone to learn and learn something, learning becomes a process of confirming the limits of your abilities at every moment, and if this continues, your self-esteem will also decrease.
This book examines the challenges faced by slow learners one by one and introduces specific, practical methods for teaching literacy with ease.
We've included a variety of tools, examples, and practice problems, including story grammar tools needed to understand stories and graphic organizing techniques to help organize thoughts, so they can be immediately applied to classes for slow learners. We've also included a list of recommended books by age.


“Whenever you teach slow learners, there will be many moments when you think, ‘Is this the limit?’ But don’t give up and keep trying, little by little.
Just as students are slow, parents must also go slow.
If students, parents, and teachers work together at the same pace, they will undoubtedly find that the pace of learning is accelerating.”
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: November 30, 2022
- Page count, weight, size: 326 pages | 502g | 152*225*20mm
- ISBN13: 9788969151322
- ISBN10: 896915132X

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