Contents tagged with Teaching Reading Tips
-
Approaches for Teaching ESL Students: Prediction vs. Decoding
One of my biggest character flaws is definitely impatience. One way I’ve discovered this is through my drive to complete other people’s sentences. I usually do this when I want to speed up a … more
-
Supporting ESL Students: 10 Tips For Mainstream Teachers
From the 1997-98 school year to the 2008-09 school year, the amount of ESL learners enrolled in U.S. public schools increased from 3.5 million to 5.3 million, a 51% increase (National Clearinghouse … more
-
Does Knowing How to Read Prepare You to Teach Reading?
In the world of psychology there is a phenomenon called “The Illusion of Explanatory Depth.” In their article on the phenomenon, Rozenblit and Keil (2002) explain that, “People feel they understand … more
-
7 Learning Apps That Help Reading Compete in a Media-Centric Society
The study, “Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America,” is based on a survey of 1,384 parents of children up to 8 years old, and was conducted May 27-June 15, 2011. One key finding was that 52% … more
-
7 Ways Teachers' Reading Habits Influence Students' Reading Habits
Do you have to love reading to teach reading?
To some, that may seem like a rhetorical question. But ... if you are like most teachers, you spend no more than 10 minutes daily of your free time … more
-
12 Best of 2012: Strategies for Teaching Reading to Beginning & Struggling Readers
There are two types of people in the world: those that make New Year’s resolutions and those that don’t.
(And yes, that was an adaptation of this quote from What About Bob?: “There are two types … more
-
How to Get Started When Teaching Struggling Readers
Because struggling readers have a history of struggling, they can be very closed off and resistant to working on their reading skills. Not because they don’t want to succeed, but because they don’t … more
-
Four Children's Books to Read to Elementary Students' During the Holidays
Guest Post by Patricia Garza
Are you looking for some new, interesting children's books to read to your students during the holidays? Aren't we all? I'm a fan of beloved classics like "How the … more
-
How Art Education Can Help Students Improve Reading Comprehension
By Guest Writer, Clara Richman
No, art may not solve any of the world's problems. It's not a cure for cancer. It's not a means of solving world hunger. And it's certainly not a driving force of … more
-
A Simple Incentive for Motivating Students to Read
By Guest Writer, Melissa Miller
My path to literacy was a lucky, privileged one, as I was raised by a librarian. Mom worked at a business school library and was a very active volunteer at our … more