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The Value of Time for Struggling Readers
Those who have difficulty with processing what they read and/or hear can greatly benefit from having additional time to process. Almost 80 percent of those in special education have some type of processing disorder, such as dyslexia. If you are working with …
Reading Comprehension
“Reading comprehension is about much more than answering literal questions at the end of a passage, story, or chapter. Reading comprehension is an ongoing process of evolving thinking. When readers read, they carry on an inner conversation with the text. They respond with delight, …
Are Gaps In Basic Reading Skills Causing Your Child’s Reading Comprehension Problem?
Are you concerned about your child’s reading comprehension? You might need to take another step back and assess his basic reading skills. Often, poor reading comprehension is the result of gaps in basic reading skills. To figure out if you …
How Pre-reading Improves Fluency and Comprehension
One of the questions that parents often ask us is how to help their children transition from the phonetic skills (decoding skills) that they are learning to applicable reading skills. There are a few critical steps to ensure a smooth transition …
How Guided Reading Can Help Your Student Excel
Guided reading is a term used in a classroom setting that brings students together in small groups (six or less) to tackle common text and reading skills. Children are placed in a group where they will have the maximum potential for …
Does Reading 20 Minutes a Day Really Work?
We’ve maintained for a long time now the standard that students should read 20 minutes a day to improve fluency and reading comprehension. But what if your child is a struggling reader? That 20 minutes probably feels like a life sentence …
Nonsense Words Can Pinpoint Struggling Readers
Many students appear to read fluently but are stumped when presented with a new word. True reading fluency refers to a student’s speed, smoothness, and ease of oral reading. Fluent readers read more quickly and smoothly because they can automatically recognize …
Storytelling and Reading Comprehension
The art of storytelling helps young children make connections in their own communities while increasing their emergent literacy skills. Storytelling allows children to organize and make sense of life experiences while making meaning and communicating with others (Anderson & Foley, 1998; …
Parent Tip: Echo Reading For A Reluctant Reader
Echo reading is a reading strategy that will help your struggling, or reluctant, reader with fluency, reading orally, new vocabulary, and comprehension. Echo Reading encourages children to begin to understand that what is written on the page matches the words …
Teaching Struggling Readers With Poetry
Reading poetry is a wonderful tactic for helping struggling readers. Poetry gives the student easily managed small word portions that are fun and engaging. Georgie Porgie, handsome guy, Won’t kiss the girls, and so they cry. It breaks their hearts …
