As students progress through the educational system, it becomes more important that they can read and comprehend informational texts. Outlined below are three practical techniques that can help students access information from these texts. Before Reading Introduce new vocabulary – … Continued
Many students are still leaving high school with poor literacy skills. These students are subsequently at a disadvantage in successfully pursuing higher education, securing reasonable employment and participating fully in all aspects of society. Although the following are USA statistics, … Continued
Vocabulary ladders are a simple, easy to execute activity for developing students’ vocabulary.
Look-Cover-Write (or for many students GUESS) is a spelling strategy commonly used to teach spelling and one that continues to be used as the basis for remembering the correct spelling of words even for many phonic-based spelling programs. However, research … Continued
To effectively answer comprehension questions it helps to understand how questions are constructed. Asking questions also stimulates curiosity and is important for clarifying understanding. Here are some suggestions for using this as a teaching strategy: I Wonder Book Give each … Continued