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Educators don’t need to choose between building students’ knowledge and teaching reading comprehension strategies. The question isn’t whether to teach strategies—it’s how to do it and when. “Are we ...

I’ve shared many posts on reading instruction over the past 12 years. Today, four teachers share their favorite reading lessons. Two of today’s contributors, along with another veteran teacher, talked ...

On this page we will share our Reading Lesson Presentations. * To demonstrate reading strategy - Reader's Theatre. Emphasis is on fluency development: the ability to read most words in context quickly ...

From the Civil War to the dawn of the new millennium, one book has held a secure spot in American classrooms: the basal reader. These anthologies of excerpts, poems, and other short works have been ...

We’ve All Experienced It “You read something that resonates deeply, nod in agreement, perhaps even highlight a poignant quote. It lingers in your mind, almost like a quiet promise. But then, life ...

Houston ISD superintendent Mike Miles speaks during a community engagement event. Houston ISD's new state-appointed superintendent said the district is reviewing its curriculum creation process after ...

Reading fluency is the ability to read with proper speed, accuracy, and expression. Children, and people in general, must be able to read fluently in order to understand what they’re reading. This ...

When you read a text and show you understand it by answering questions, this is called comprehension. You use comprehension skills all the time in everyday life. For example, when you work out what a ...