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. And you need to know how to help them at home. Especially over the summer. Some kids don't stop when they're confused, they just keep going! (Aaah!) I had 5th graders who were proficient at faking it. Since I always let my students choose their own … [Read more...]
Thinking Strategies in 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 of the best things you can teach a child is to think about their thinking, or to be metacognitive, and to purposefully use strategies when reading. (P.S. Check out this amazing lesson on metacognition from Diane Dahl!) I graduated from a … [Read more...]