Marcus is a student who very frequently miscues by substituting
words that start with the same letter or first few letters of the word in the
text, but his substitutions often are not syntactically or semantically
acceptable (they neither sound right grammatically nor make sense). What
possible teaching strategies would you suggest to help Marcus?
Marcus is lacking the connection between the letter and
the sounds within the word. There are different teaching strategies that I
would use to help Marcus. I would first let him read aloud in a small group
with me. This will helps him get comfortable and boost his confidence level. I
think it would also be great to get him with a partner and let them read
together. I think that he would benefit it from this because it is one of his
peers and the other student help him on his miscues.
Another strategy that might work is to record him and let
him hear himself. It would help him realize the mistakes he is making. I feel
that if I told him the mistakes, he wouldn’t be aware of them, but letting him
listen to them might make him realize what he needs to work on. He could also
record the words that he noticed he messed up on and write them on notecards to
practice. This will help him realize his mistakes and set his own goal on what
he wants to work on.
Read aloud would benefit Marcus as well. If he hears his partner
read or follows the words along with this fingers as I read or computer read
would help him recognize his mistakes. If Marcus was able to catch another
students mistakes and if he catches his own mistakes, I feel that the miscues
he is making will not be as serious. 
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