Chapter 3, in my opinion, was a display of one of the biggest tasks I will have when I become a teacher. Beers went in depth on the different reasons a child may have difficulty/inability to read. After examining the figures provided in the text, it is evident that there is no one reason that students struggle to read, in fact there are a tremendous amount of reasons.
To be honest, I found this chapter to be alarming. I have never played the role of a teacher, so a lot of these facts have gone unnoticed while I was a student. Beers did an amazing job when writing this chapter, the student profiles that she included gave insight and provided examples of a student who was facing specific reading challenges. I found Sharamee's struggle to be the most relatable for students in the secondary school setting. Many students care more about being able to decode words easily, that they lack comprehending exactly what they are reading.
Beers' main idea of this chapter was to give us future teachers stories that we can relate to when we start working with students. Once we are able to identify specific reading problems/struggles, we will be able to accurrately address them.
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