Once students are reading, quantity of reading becomes increasingly important in terms of reading development. However, there is very little information on how much reading is sufficient. Wang et al. (2025) investigated this issue in their study. Below is a … Continued
Reading requires not just decoding words but also understanding the sentences and paragraphs in which those words occur. Biemiller (2025) makes the following arguments: The question then, is how do we increase the oral vocabulary and comprehension of students? ReferenceBiemiller, … Continued
Newspapers are a great resource for teaching a whole range of literacy skills. Many newspapers include a weekly segment designed specifically for students. However, any newspaper can provide great learning opportunities. If you don’t regularly receive a newspaper you can … Continued
Helping your children organise a neighbourhood book trade is a great way to update your children’s personal library as well as help develop organisational skills. Before the Trade Day of the Trade At the End of the Trade
Sometimes a good way to ‘kill’ a child’s interest in reading is to ask questions about the book. As soon as you are asking questions, you are testing and for many children (especially poor readers) testing can be stressful. Instead … Continued