To best serve special education students at our school, we use a combination of push in and pull out services. This video is of reading conference that I had with one of our 15 special education students in the fifth grade. This student is currently reading on a Fontis and Pinel level O (below grade level). While meeting with students one-on-one, I am able to judge which skills are holding her back as her reader and therefore, which skills need the most work. I begin by listening to the student read their on-level independent reading book. When I hear an issue, I take note of it and then work with the child on that specific skill. I find that a holistic approach to decoding is often the m...