Furthermore, as a pre-service teacher, specifically in my current clinical placement, a second-grade classroom, I noticed that the majority of the students struggle with reading. For that reason, if student needs are not met and addressed, especially reading difficulties, it is evident that he or she will continue to struggle with reading throughout his or her academic career. Student needs must be addressed early on, specifically in the first-grade. However, after reading and analyzing “How to Reach First-Grade Struggling Readers: An Integrated Instructional Approach” (2017), I learned that in the beginning of a child’s academic career, it is hard for a teacher to distinguish between a child that struggling with early reading skills due to
