Contents tagged with Teaching Reading Tips
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Using Theme-based Projects to Motivate Reluctant ESL High School Students
By Guest Writer, Dr. Eugenia Krimmel
In the inner city high school setting I found many unmotivated students who were talking about dropping out of school. Some English Language Learners come to … more
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What’s the Best Way to Pace Students’ Reading Instruction?
Have you ever asked someone a question or started discussing a topic and were shocked by the level of passion that comes out of the other person? You think you are asking a basic question or talking … more
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The Importance of Assessing Students Reading Ability Individually
Guest Post by Jamie Menard, MA in Reading
Over the years, most elementary schools have made it a priority to assess students' reading skills and, if students are below grade-level expectations, to … more
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How Should You Teach Exceptions to Phonics Rules?
One of the most difficult things about teaching the English language to beginning readers, struggling readers, and ESL students is that there are exceptions to many of the rules that you teach. It's … more
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The Importance of Reading Aloud to Students of All Grades and Levels
“If we are always reading aloud something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books like that, they will be able to read them – which … more
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The Secret to Helping Students Improve Reading Skills During the Summer Break
Let’s compare a classroom to a ship. There are about 20 passengers (the students) and usually only 1 captain (the teacher). The ship is small and modestly equipped, often requiring the captain to … more
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Is Writing Practice The Key To Helping Struggling Readers?
I’m intrigued by passion. It’s one of those weird emotions that people can never seem to decide is good or bad. There are valid arguments for both, but I tend to think it’s good (bad if taken too far) … more
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Motivating Readers: Collaboration, Challenge, Competence, and Choice – Webinar Q&A
We recently had an excellent webinar presented by Sarah Collinge, M.S.Ed and author of: “Raising the Standards Through Chapter Books: The C.I.A. Approach.” Sarah’s presentation was on motivating … more
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The Unknown Rules of the English Language
“No. Crème brûlée can never be Jell-O. YOU could never be Jell-O!” As Julia Roberts perfectly explains to Cameron Diaz in My Best Friends Wedding. Sometimes people want things to be different than … more
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What is the Best Way to Teach Students with Autism How to Read?
There is a lot of information about helping students with processing disorders (such as dyslexia) with reading, but what about other conditions that can make reading difficult? How can teachers help … more