Whether we like it or not, digital reading is now an integral part of our daily lives and becoming increasingly prevalent. Although there are many similarities between using and comprehending digital and paper texts, there are some key differences and … Continued
It can be very difficult to improve the reading skills of older students. The general trend is that with intervention these students make slow, incremental improvements, but the gap between them and their peers typically stays the same, or widens. … Continued
Good reading comprehension requires firstly that you can actually decode the words in the text. Then you need to be able to make sense of each individual word, the sentences and the paragraphs. Making sense of individual words requires good oral … Continued
This is the second of my “Back in the old days when I first started teaching” posts. As I mentioned in my previous post, Year 1 was the first year of formal learning and there were three terms each year. … Continued