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All About Adolescent Literacy (Links to an external... poets.org (Links to an external site.) Harry Potter Reading Club | Scholastic www.teachhub.com/easy-reading-strategies-inclusive-classroom-part-1... (Links to an external... Essentials for Effective Reading Instruction by Carolyn A. Denton, Children's Learning Institute, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston The National Research Council (NRC), a group of experts convened to examine reading research and address the serious national problem of reading failure, concluded in their landmark report Preventing Reading Difficulties in Young Children (Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998) that most reading problems can be prevented by providing effective instruction and intervention in preschool and in the primary grades. The NRC noted that for students to learn to read well they must a) understand how sounds are represented by print and be able to apply this understanding to read and spell words, b) practice reading enough to become fluent readers, c) learn new vocabulary words, and d) learn to self-monitor when reading to make sure what they read makes sense and to correct their own errors. Teach the Essentials Effective reading teachers teach skills, strategies, and concepts. Monitoring Student Progress