Why Dr. Timothy Rasinski Thinks Reading Fluency Should Be “Hot!”
Apr 23, 2013
Reading fluency is often misunderstood and undervalued by educators. Find out why boosting fluency is one of the keys to improving comprehension.
Reading and Riding: How Learning to Read is Like Learning to Ride a Bike
Apr 2, 2013Most learning, it seems, is facilitated by an assist, scaffold, or support provided by another. Learning to read and learning to ride a bike are no exception.
Instilling a Love of Reading: What Every Teacher and Parent Should Know
Mar 27, 2013Strategies To Teach Vocabulary With Context
Mar 19, 2013“Students, today we are going to learn about: like terms, monomials, binomials, trinomials, and ultimately polynomials. Please take out your notebook and write these terms down…”
How Language Immersion Helps English Language Learners Succeed in School
Jul 17, 2012The 'double whammy' for many young ELLs is that they experience poverty as well, and often do not get enough early language experience and exposure. How does early language help, and what kind of support do parents need to help their children succeed?
What Makes a Good Reader?
Jul 3, 2012Why is it that some children learn to read faster than other children, and what foundational skills can be strengthened to improve a child’s ability to read?
Using Stories to Teach: How Narrative Structure Helps Students Learn
Jun 14, 2012Stories are fun to listen to, but did you know they also help students learn? The human brain has a natural affinity for narrative structure, using the elements of story to organize information. Should you hone your storytelling skills?
3 Tips for Encouraging Verbal Communication in Young Learners
May 1, 2012Research shows that children from rich language environments start school with an advantage over their peers. What can parents do at home to help their children succeed?
Language and the Reading Puzzle: Morphemes and Memory
Apr 10, 2012Language and the Reading Puzzle: 5 Steps Towards Fluent Reading
Apr 3, 2012Are visual “reversals” (e.g., mistaking b for d) really a sign of a poor reader? And how important is a good vocabulary? Find out what really matters, and how to help your readers on the path to fluency.
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