You Are a Second-Grade Teacher with a Student Whose Second

Multiple Choice

You are a second-grade teacher with a student whose second language is English. Which activity should you do to give this student more confidence in the classroom and increase her fluency skills?

A) Frequently pair her with a strong English reader for paired reading.
B) Clap the number of syllables in words as you read the story to increase her phonemic awareness.
C) Pair her with a less able English reader so she knows others struggle, too.
D) Prepare a set of flash cards with words from each story for her to practice at home.