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Seasoned, independent readers automatically process text by predicting, asking questions, connecting, visualizing, fixing mistakes,...

Do you have students in your class or homeschool room that lack expression, ignore punctuation, read so quickly (or slowly) that they're...

As soon as my kindergartner mastered phonics, we began her first grade year learning what it meant to be a fluent reader. I knew that...

Let's get down to the basics and what the research reveals about how to approach teaching a beginning reader to read. It's pretty simple,...

Last week was rough. My youngest was sick twice and it was all I could do to stay on top of life much less blog posts. As a result, the...

Every language consists of symbols with each symbol representing a sound. In English these are known as letters or letter combinations....

You want an environment filled with reading material readers cannot wait to read. The goal is that you reader hears the sound that...

My little girl is in Pre-K and does not want to do school most days. If I can get ten solid minutes on letters and numbers I'm absolutely...

Our end goal as educators should be to create life-long learners. In order to accomplish this we must value the ability to read and...

My teaching certification is in secondary English/Language Arts. Reading and writing is my specialty, especially with the 7-12 grade...

I'm going to approach this post as a Q&A session while giving the tools of my writer's (homeschool and tutoring students) favorite...

When it comes to little minds we are to build a solid foundation in reading and writing. That is our primary goal. Otherwise, the...

What are you reading? I am thoroughly enjoying Stephen King's On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I knew I would learn from him, but it is...

I spent years developing fluency lessons for junior high students struggling to read out loud. I applied those same principles to my...

First off I want to thank you for your patience during this time of our life! We've been in flux and limbo land for the month of July,...

I recently read an interesting study where researchers interviewed a variety of students to find out what they said about what motivates...

I completely agree with the argument, just let them read what they want! However, if your reader struggles reading, guidance is...

Imagine for a moment that you have played a few games of basketball with your friends. You're struggling to dribble and every time you...

Right now I'm preaching to the choir because we are in flux and limbo, with all of our things in boxes, living in my sisters home until...