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Getting Your Preschooler To Read
Using these 10 strategies can help make reading familiar and fun for the preschooler in your life. These tips can also help kids who learn and think differently start to work on the basic skills they need to become proficient readers.
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Tips For Engaging Struggling Teen Readers
If the teen in your life struggles with reading, getting him or her to sit down with a book can be very challenging. But it doesn't have to be a battle. Here are 10 strategies you can use to encourage your high schooler to read.
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Choosing The Just Right Book For Your Child
Choosing books at the right reading level can help your child get better at reading - and learn to enjoy reading. Books that are too challenging can discourage kids. Books that are too easy don't give enough opportunity for practice and growth. Follow these steps to find books at the right level for your child.
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Developing A Love Of Reading For Grade-Schoolers
Developing a love of reading can help grade-schoolers build and reinforce their reading skills. Enthusiasm can help kids with learning and attention issues overcome reading challenges. Here are 16 tips you can use to encourage your child to read.
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Graphic Novels: A Great Tool For Struggling Readers
When kids have trouble with reading, chances are they're not thrilled when it comes time to sit down with a book. For kids with reading difficulties, traditional books can be hard to get through. The dense text or number of pages can lead them to feel bored, frustrated, or embarrassed. The good news is, there are many options outside of the class novel or textbook.
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Reading Aloud In Grade School: Why It Matters
Reading aloud to kids is valuable even after they've learned to read themselves. That's especially true for kids who learn and think differently, and who may have a harder time reading and need more encouragement. Here are four reasons to keep reading to kids in grade school.
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Beyond Books
In school, kids have to read all day. So they might not want to read traditional books at home, especially if reading is difficult for them. But there are lots of other things they can read to get their practice in - and even have fun doing it. Here are six ideas.
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Imagine Not Being Able To Read This
At Storyshares, we know that not all great stories are hard to read. Using some pretty straightforward principles, writers can create stories for older students that feature complex characters and thought-provoking themes, with language that is approachable.
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Acting To Up The Ante
How can we provide guidance and support to give students access to some of the great literature that exists in our world? We think outside the box, and we bring stories to life. Reader's Theater is a teaching approach where students read aloud, each taking the role of a different character or narrator, so the story becomes a play, so to speak. By doing this, we can enable students to engage with what may have seemed like a hard and distant book.
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