When a Child Says Decodable Text Is Boring: What Are They Really Trying to Tell Us?
If you’ve worked with struggling readers long enough, you’ve probably heard it: “This is boring.” Sometimes it’s said with a sigh. Or accompanied by a…
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When Decoding Isn’t the Only Struggle: Supporting English Language Learners With Weak Reading Comprehension
If you’ve ever worked with English language learners who struggle to decode and seem completely lost when reading even the shortest decodable text, you know…
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Metacognition and Comprehension Strategies : Critical for Struggling Readers
As teachers and tutors, you know that we must go beyond helping our students learn to decode and read fluently. Comprehension is the end…
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Explicit Instruction of Comprehension Strategies for Struggling Readers
There are a variety of reasons why students struggle to develop reading and writing skills, and many of these students need explicit instruction in foundational…
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Effective Comprehension Strategies For Struggling Readers
If you have a child or students who struggles with reading comprehension, there are a number of reasons why this is happening. These include: weak…
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Comprehension | Quick Comprehension Assessments | Reader's Response | Upper Elementary | Written Response
Using Quick Comprehension Checks In Class or For Distance Learning
Hi everyone! I’m here today to chat about reading comprehension. We teachers are always searching for ways to check assess a students’ comprehension of a…
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Guidelines For Performing Reader’s Theater
I’m writing today about a reading activity that I absolutely love doing with students: Reader’s Theater. It’s such a great way to build in fluency…
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Digging Deeper Into Reading: Helpful Tips For Close Reading
Welcome to my blog! I’d like to chat about close reading today. The Common Core State Standards and PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College…
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Writing On Wednesday With Comprehension Connection
Hello from Comprehension Connection! My name is Carla, and I’m glad to be visiting The Reading Tutor/OG today to share a few ideas on…
