Use Classwork:

• Find opportunities to work on reading practice within the student’s homework or assignments: Look for and practice specific spelling patterns or structures in the vocabulary words that he needs to know for tests or is using on assignments
• Go over reading assignments together and work on decoding and sound rules
• The student should be more interested because you are reducing the amount of time he’ll have to study or do homework later

Find Magazines about Things that Interest the Student:

• Have the student go to the school library with you and pick out a few magazines or magazine articles that interest him
• Read over the articles ahead of time and pick out some key words that highlight the spelling rules or structures that you are targeting in speech
• Practice those words at the beginning of the session and then have the student read through the article of interest while practicing good decoding strategies
• Do activities with those words after reading the article

Find Reading Materials from Websites that the Teen Enjoys:

• Find out if the student enjoys browsing certain websites
• Choose reading materials from those websites and pick out words ahead of time that contain the target reading skills you’re working on
• Practice those skills and then have the student read the story while working on decoding