Enhancing reading skills and reading self-concept of children with reading
difficulties: Adopting a dual approach intervention
This article describes the need for, and the structure and contents of, a reading
program to help support children disadvantaged by reading difficulties. The
program, delivered by trained and supported volunteers, lasts for 15 weeks. It
uses a novel dual approach which aims to improve students’ reading skills
and simultaneously enhance their reading-related self-concepts. As there is
scant literature available on how to implement such a program, this article
aims to address that limitation by demonstrating to educators how such a dual
approach to enhancing reading skills and reading self-concept can be
operationalized.