Fourth Grade through Sixth Grade

Fourth Grade through Sixth Grade

Characteristics/Risk Factors:

Many of the previously described behaviors remain problematic, along with the following:

Difficulty reading aloud (e.g. fear of reading aloud in front of classmates)
Avoidance of reading ( particularly for pleasure)
Difficulty reading fluently (e.g., reading is slow, inaccurate, and/or without expression)
Difficulty decoding unfamiliar words in sentences using knowledge of phonics
Acquisition of less vocabulary due to reduced independent reading
Use of less complicated words in writing that are easier to spell than more appropriate words (e.g., "big" instead of "enormous")