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READING COMPREHENSION AND CLOZE: Do You Know How To CLOZE? Grade 2 and Grade 3

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Reading Comprehension and CLOZE. The prize to reading is comprehension! We read for pleasure, and to gain knowledge and information. Just like any good recipe, there are several ingredients necessary for developing reading comprehension strategies: [Building the Reading Brain PreK-3 by Patricia Wolfe and Pamela Nevills] Ingredients for Reading Comprehension: Using generous spoonfuls of: Vocabulary […]

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Why does reading aloud help my child to read

Why Does Reading Aloud Help my Child Learn to Read?

Children's Reading, parenting tips, reading skills, To Export / Kristin Cetone

“The single most important activity for building the knowledge required for eventual success in reading is reading aloud to children.” — Becoming a Nation of Readers a U.S. Department of Education Report, 1985 Why does reading aloud help my child learn to read? The two main doors for words to get into our brain is

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IQ is Not a Strong Predictor of Reading Comprehension Success

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IQ is not a strong predictor of reading comprehension success. In fact, many research studies have determined that IQ does not directly correlate to reading achievement. There are two factors that contribute greatly to reading difficulties and each contains multiple ‘signs’ for reading challenges. The two factors are ‘biological/neurological’ and ‘environmental’. KEEP IN MIND that

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5 Ways to Make Reading Fun

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5 ways to make reading fun: help your child learn to read! Did you know that most kids stop reading by their fourth grade year in school? That’s a scary thought! Reading is an important part of a child’s success in school, in life and well into their adulthood. If we want to help our

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First Grade Reading Tips

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First Grade Reading Tips: Reading is important across the curriculum, from a very early age, children who learn to read earlier on in life tend to develop a better understanding of the topic at hand. Research shows that children who are read to from an early age, tend to develop good reading skills and have

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Choosing a Book with the Five Finger Rule

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CHOOSING A BOOK WITH THE FIVE FINGER RULE: A SIMPLE METHOD FOR CHOOSING THE RIGHT BOOK FOR YOUR CHILD’S INDEPENDENT READING ABILITY [this method is most appropriate for end of 1st grade up] The easiest way to determine if a book is at an appropriate independent reading level for your child is to use the

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MY CHILD SKIPS/OMITS WORDS WHILE READING!

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My child skips/omits words while reading! Omissions can lead to reduced comprehension and are usually caused by a ‘skill deficiency’ such as weak phoneme awareness a ‘skill deficiency’ such as inadequate decoding skills under lied by weak phoneme awareness reading too rapidly or carelessly which is a ‘reading efficiency skill’ issue TIPS FOR WHAT TO

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READING COMPREHENSION AND CLOZE: Do You Know How To CLOZE? Grade 2 and Grade 3

Why Does Reading Aloud Help my Child Learn to Read?

IQ is Not a Strong Predictor of Reading Comprehension Success

5 Ways to Make Reading Fun

First Grade Reading Tips

Choosing a Book with the Five Finger Rule

MY CHILD SKIPS/OMITS WORDS WHILE READING!

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