Help Your Child Read Nonfiction With These Comprehension Strategies
Encourage your children to select both fiction and nonfiction text to read this summer. Since nonfiction reading is generally harder for most children than reading
Encourage your children to select both fiction and nonfiction text to read this summer. Since nonfiction reading is generally harder for most children than reading
updated: 4/2019 Guess what?! Comics and graphic novels count as credible reading materials and aren’t just for reluctant readers. The truth is children need both variety and
“Mom, do you think the goblins stole the flag?” my daughter said one night as we read the (kazillionth) book in the Rainbow Magic Fairies series.
Disclosure: I worked in partnership with Lunii to bring you this information. Lunii, My Fabulous Storyteller, is SO much fun for kids — it’s an
Have you wondered what to do with wordless picture books with your children or students? Believe it or not, there are many reading and writing
This weekend, my daughter read three books. In about two hours. No, she’s not a speed reader, she just read books that were really, really easy
With Common Core’s emphasis of reading nonfiction text, the comprehension strategy of determining importance is absolutely essential for readers. Determining importance means that the reader can distinguish
Sometimes our children experience problems with reading because there is a bigger learning or vision issue. Here are the red flags and signs to watch
Are you worried that your child is behind in reading? You thought everything was fine and then the teacher tells you it’s not fine? And,
Good readers use specific strategies; strategies that kids can learn and that you can teach your kids. Help your kids become better readers, readers who
Are your kids comprehending what they read? Because if they aren’t, you need to know how you an help your child improve his reading comprehension.
Kids need to be taught what good readers do. Believe it or not, it’s not intuitive. This means we must teach kids reading comprehension strategies. One
Do you remember how you learned to read? Were you in a reading group? Did you use the SRA boxes? Plenty of research tells us
written by Geoffrey Hayes, author of award winning Benny and Penny Toon Book, The Big No-No and over 40 picture books. Having spent many years working in
