How Complex Decoding Challenges Can Block Comprehension for Older Readers

This great article highlights how older students often face significant reading comprehension challenges due to difficulties with complex decoding, especially when encountering discipline-specific texts with intricate syntax and words from other languages. While early phonics might be mastered, advanced literacy skills are crucial for upper elementary and middle school. Current assessments frequently overlook these foundational decoding issues, leading to a "decoding threshold" that hinders comprehension. Schools must do a better jobj with screening assessments to identify students needing support in foundational literacy for our middle school and high school students!

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