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Reading Dec 19, 2010

Sight Word Activities

Most every reading teacher places some value on sight words instruction; however, just what teachers mean by sight words varies more than the flavors at the…

Reading Oct 7, 2010

Reading Readiness

The following big picture advice on getting students ready to read applies equally to teachers of four-year-olds, fourteen-year-olds, and forty-year-olds. Of course, there are differences that…

Reading Oct 18, 2009

How to Teach Reading Intervention

Teaching reading intervention is qualitatively different from teaching beginning reading. By definition, the initial reading instruction did not “take” to a sufficient degree, so things must…