Children who struggle with reading, either because of dyslexia or difficulty with language in general.  Recognizing how authors of non-fiction organize information will help our students find the information they need, as well as to predict what they will read, increasing their comprehension. 
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Text Features to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classes

 Children who struggle with reading, either because of dyslexia or difficulty with language in general.  Recognizing how authors of non-fiction organize information will help our students find the information they need, as well as to predict what they will read, increasing their comprehension. 
Jerry Webster
Special Education Expert
Text Features in Non-Fiction Informational Texts
Helping students identify and use text features is a powerful way to help struggling readers access text books and other text based informational sources for content area classes, such as social studies, civics, sciences and psychology.  Helping high school students use the text features to prepare, read and study content area will give them important skills for success. 
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Text Features - Photos and Illustrations to Support Comprehension
Helping students understand how pictures and illustrations provide insights into the content of texts helps struggling readers to master content.
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Using Titles/Subtitles to Support Comprehension
Titles and subtitles are text features authors use to structure the content of non-fiction. Learning to use them is the foundation of good comprehension.
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Down Syndrome Characteristics - Strengths and Needs
Down Syndrome, once known as Mongolism, is the result of a chromosomal aberration that impacts physical conformation, muscle tone and cognitive ability.
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