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Is Writing Practice The Key To Helping Struggling Readers?
I’m intrigued by passion. It’s one of those weird emotions that people can never seem to decide is good or bad. There are valid arguments for both, but I tend to think it’s good (bad if taken too far) … more
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Motivating Readers: Collaboration, Challenge, Competence, and Choice – Webinar Q&A
We recently had an excellent webinar presented by Sarah Collinge, M.S.Ed and author of: “Raising the Standards Through Chapter Books: The C.I.A. Approach.” Sarah’s presentation was on motivating … more
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The Unknown Rules of the English Language
“No. Crème brûlée can never be Jell-O. YOU could never be Jell-O!” As Julia Roberts perfectly explains to Cameron Diaz in My Best Friends Wedding. Sometimes people want things to be different than … more
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What is the Best Way to Teach Students with Autism How to Read?
There is a lot of information about helping students with processing disorders (such as dyslexia) with reading, but what about other conditions that can make reading difficult? How can teachers help … more
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The Essential Need for Orton Gillingham Based Reading Instruction: Webinar Q&A
We were so excited to have reading expert Kathy Chappell-Muncy present a webinar for us! She presented on “The Essential Need for Orton Gillingham Based Reading Instruction” and did a fabulous job! … more
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What if a Research Based Intervention Doesn’t Work for a Struggling Reader? Then What?
One day this cute lady called us just frantic. She had been using the home use version of our product with her dyslexic son and he had improved to some degree but it just wasn’t helping him like she … more
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Reading Research: The Educational Benefits of Fiction-Based Texts
Lately, with their strong emphasis in the Common Core State Standards, there has been a lot of talk about informational texts. But, their cute little cousin, fiction books, are kind of starting to … more
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Four Ways to Get Your Students Attention During Reading Instruction
Today’s students are surrounded by distractions in the classroom: friends, cell phones, social media, computers, books, and papers that are screaming to be doodled upon. Not to mention internal … more
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Dramatically Improve Spelling & Vocabulary Test Performance With A Simple Process
Every teacher wants their students to succeed. Not one teacher out there hopes that their students will perform poorly. So… if there was a simple, easy to implement process that would take your … more
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How Long Should Struggling Readers Practice Reading Each Day?
There’s nothing more painful than making someone do something they don’t like to do. When a student absolutely loathes reading… even though you know they need to practice, you don’t want to put them … more