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Tag: Teaching Reading Strategies
Reading Intervention Programs
High-priced, computer-based reading intervention programs don't always deliver results. Teaching Reading Strategies doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but it provides the resources teachers need…
Reading Out Loud
Although Vice-President Biden is gaffe-prone, many of the gaffes are due to a speech impediment. Biden was bullied by both teachers and students because of his…
FREE Phonics Assessments
Get two FREE comprehensive and teachable vowel and consonant blends phonics assessments with audio files and recording matrix.
Reading Fluency Placement and Practice
Animal Fluency Articles are available as YouTube videos for individualized fluency instruction. Each article has been recorded at three different reading speeds (Level A at 95-115 words…
Should We Teach High Frequency Words?
My take is that teaching (or more likely practicing and testing) long lists of high frequency reading words (the sight words or tricky words depending upon one's side of the Atlantic) or…
Instructional Phonics Order
Teachers often ask about the order of phonics instruction. Is there an instructional sequence that makes sense? First, let's take a look at some general criteria…
Movie First, Book Second
Want your students to get the most out of reading a class novel? Want more of your students to actually read the whole book? What to…
Syllable Transformers
Syllable Transformers is a whole-class instructional strategy that teaches students to master the basic syllable patterns. Download FREE this five-week unit.