{"id":9124,"date":"2024-10-02T17:33:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=9124"},"modified":"2026-10-09T14:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:25:32","slug":"purposeful-practice-supporting-students-with-dyslexia","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/resources\/purposeful-practice-supporting-students-with-dyslexia\/","title":{"rendered":"Purposeful Practice: Supporting Effective Word Reading for Students with Dyslexia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:32% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/10\/Purposeful-practice-Resource-cover-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Purposeful practice: Supporting effective word reading for students with dyslexia graphic&quot; with a student sounding out the word &quot;swing&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-19436 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/10\/Purposeful-practice-Resource-cover-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/10\/Purposeful-practice-Resource-cover-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/10\/Purposeful-practice-Resource-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/10\/Purposeful-practice-Resource-cover-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cehhs.utk.edu\/trrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2024\/10\/Purposeful-practice-Resource-cover.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Educators and others can use this article to help students with dyslexia, or any beginning reader, to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list eplus-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">gain insight into how word reading skills develop over time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"eplus-wrapper\">practice opportunities for improved word reading. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written by Alexis N. 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