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"We are fortunate that Stanislas Dehaene, the leading authority on the neuroscience of language, is also a beautiful writer.
Reading in the Brain, by Stanislas Dehaene
Guide/Assess Nonfiction Reading
The graphic organizers all develop "close reading"--as students analyze a reading and provide "evidence" to support their ideas
Teaching Reading
Reading education is the process by which individuals are taught to derive meaning from text. Government-funded scientific research on reading and reading instruction began in the U.S. in the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, researchers began publishing findings based on converging evidence from multiple studies.
Reading Comprehension Connection: Start a Sample Lesson!
Reading Lesson Select a subject and a skill level from the drop down menus and then press the Start a Lesson button.
Reading: The Core Skill:The Challenge of Challenging Text
To help students learn to read complex texts, teachers need to answer the question, What do we mean when we say that a text is difficult?
Language Magazine » Reading for Pleasure
Stephen Krashen explains why we should stop scolding teenagers and their schools Contrary to popular opinion, there is no evidence that teenagers are less engaged in literacy activities today than teenagers of the past. Teenagers today do just as much book reading as teenagers did 65 years ago, and it appears that they are more involved in reading and writing in general when we include computer use in the analysis.I often catch my daughter skimming the books she's supposed to be reading for her college classes. I say skimming isn't the same as reading. She disagrees.
Skimming vs. Reading - comments
Anyone who loves reading will tell you that a great discussion about a story or book can change you—both as a reader and as a person. Even young students can build critical thinking skills and learn to value civic discourse through a properly led discussion.
4 Steps to Facilitating High-Level Discussions of
Learn to Read English Online at GCFLearnFree
The GCFLearnFree.org Reading program is designed to: Help adults at all levels become better readers Help non-native speakers improve their English vocabulary and reading comprehension Explore whole texts or focus on individual words in our video dictionary.
Magnifying Glass Game - Ask your children to use a magnifying to find the hidden words and record them on the related sheet. Contributed by Lisa Warner.
Literacy Teaching Ideas - Reading (General)
Reading Comprehension Connection - interactive (readingcomprehensionconnection.com) "The lessons are divided into three categories: Vocabulary in context , including commonly confused and misused words, Reading for Understanding , which helps students master specific reading skills, and Reading Strategy , for developing the ability to make inferences.