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Tag: Teaching Reading Strategies

Literacy Centers May 23, 2009

Interactive Reading-Making a Movie in Your Head

Why does everyone understand movies better than reading? By using the interactive strategies that we naturally apply at the movies, we can increase our reading comprehension.

Literacy Centers May 23, 2009

How to Break Bad Reading Habits

Getting rid of bad reading habits that interfere with reading comprehension and reading speed are essential. Improve your concentration, reading posture, attention span, and reading attitude…

Reading Apr 11, 2009

How to Teach Context Clue Strategies

Refining the skills of context clues strategies will help readers increase vocabulary. Wide reading of challenging academic text is the most efficient method of vocabulary acquisition.

Reading Apr 11, 2009

Learning Vocabulary from Independent Reading

Most vocabulary beyond the first ten thousand words comes from independent reading. Wide reading of challenging academic text produces the greatest net vocabulary gain.

Reading Jan 29, 2009

Why Johnny Still Can’t Read

Meet Johnny. Although... you probably already know him. In fact, you probably have a Johnny in your class right now. It may also be possible that…

Literacy Centers Jan 17, 2009

Five Tips To Increase Silent Reading Speed and Improve Reading Comprehension

Increasing reading speed will improve your productivity and allow you to read more. More importantly, increasing reading speed will significantly improve reading comprehension and retention. Want…

Reading Jan 17, 2009

Successful Reading Intervention

According to research, only one of six remedial reading students will ever progress to grade-level reading ability. However, the odds can increase dramatically when the critical…

Reading Jan 17, 2009

Top Ten Reasons to Teach Phonics

Reading is not a developmentally acquired skill. In other words, children and adults do not learn to read by simply being read to or exposed to…