Student's strengths and needs

The student did a relatively good job of reading. She knew how to read the basic words. She made a few mistakes, though. Specifically, words with the "ough" combination were very hard for the student. She got stuck on the words though and through. Based on her reading level, I assume that her other mistakes were careless: reading 'must' as 'most', and adding in 's' or 'ed' where there should not have been. Additionally, she repeated words and phrases quite a few times. However, she repeated it so as to clarify it for herself, which is a very good strategy.
The students retelling was okay. She knew the main idea- that it was about whales and fish, and their similarities and differences. However, she could recall few facts. As the students was reading, I noticed that towards the beginning of the text, she paused at the end of sentences and had the right intonation and inflection. However, at the end, her sentences ran into each other. This is both a result and cause of the lack of reading comprehension.
The student can be helped in a few ways. Firstly and most easily, going over the "ough" words with her. Secondly, she can be taught to read slower and read the whole word, so that she will not make careless reading mistakes, which can change the meaning of the text (such as must and most). Thirdly, her reading comprehension can be worked on. Her teacher can guide her to critical thinking skills, which will help her have reading comprehension. For example, the teacher can teach her to ask herself: What is the main idea? What are some examples of ________? This will teach her to make sure to understand what she is reading while she is reading. This will help her actual reading skills (sentences, intonation...) as well as her comprehension.