1) Inferring, Vocabulary and Struggling Readers

Inferring, when applied to reading, allows us the same opportunity. We can use the author’s language or tone to infer additional meaning that might not be spelled out in the text. We can use a character’s personality traits to predict how he/she might react to a particular conflict in a story. Inferring helps us connect and predict and can aid in understanding and finding meaning to help us comprehend.

2) Top Ten Reading Apps For Children

As we started to search for children’s reading games in the App Store, I became completely overwhelmed. So I decided to do my own homework – with some help from iPhone Mom, I now know a little more about a few of the best educational and reading apps available.

3) Three Reasons Your Child Hates to Read 

Parents often have a hard time understanding why their child doesn’t enjoy reading, especially when it is something they grew up enjoying. However, if you simply let your child go on hating reading, you might miss some of the clues that a bigger problem is going on.

4) Five Sneaky Ways to Get Reluctant Readers Excited About Reading 

As a parent whose youngest (and only 6-years-old!) is already attempting to spend every waking hour in front of a screen, I thought I'd suggest some ideas for getting reluctant readers excited about reading in the vein of "if you can't beat them, join them." Or a corollary: "Let's be sneaky and use electronics as a Trojan horse to present reading in a different light."

5) Nonsense Words Can Pinpoint Struggling Readers

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 and decode words.

We'd love to hear from you. Share your ideas for helping reluctant and struggling readers here. Thanks for reading!