Mastery of reading requires developing its highly interrelated major component skills: decoding, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. These components are discussed separately below, but they work ...

Many years ago, around 2010, I attended a professional development program in Houston called Literacy Through Photography, at a time when I was searching for practical ways to strengthen comprehension ...

Building knowledge beginning in kindergarten can eliminate test-score gaps between lower- and higher-income students, according to a new study. Building students’ general knowledge can lead to ...

After nearly two decades instructing both students and teachers, Jennifer Throndsen has identified three key tools to scaffold literacy instruction for developing readers: active reading, background ...

Reading, like writing, is an active process. Reading involves three major phases: previewing, reading, and reviewing. Participating in all three stages of the reading process can help you engage with ...

In this lesson, students will learn strategies to comprehend fiction text. In this lesson, students will learn strategies to comprehend fiction text. Mrs. Wright will read the book, Blacksmith's Song ...

When students learn to read in the early elementary years, developing phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and blending typically take priority. Another essential component of fluent reading, however, ...

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 ...

All of us obviously want to help our students become better writers. But are there ways we can “double-dip,” too—in other words, help them improve their writing AND also use writing instruction to ...