Reading skills have been dropping for years now, and the COVID-19 pandemic has made things worse. When students were unable to be in conventional classrooms for safety reasons, many of them fell even further behind. Students who were just learning how to read stalled in their progress.
Now it's up to teachers, tutors, and parents to help children improve their reading proficiency,...
Did you know that students who read for enjoyment are more likely to perform better academically than those who don't? As an educator, it's essential to find ways to engage your students in reading and create a love for literature. In this guide, we'll explore 12 fun reading activities that can help make reading an enjoyable and educational experience for your...
Cloze reading is a wonderful springboard for comprehension. When students complete a cloze passage and have the opportunity to discuss their responses, more significant growth in comprehension takes place. Students not only gain a greater understanding of the concepts introduced in the text, but they improve and expand multiple skills. These skills are five undeniable reasons why you should...
Whether you have a non-reading teenager or a fourth-grader who is reading below grade level, it is key to grab your students’attention and hold it in order to motivate and teach them.
Start by determining your struggling readers’ interests. This is key! Knowing what will get each of your students’ attention will help you teach so many new things! Is...
As you know, audiobooks are a great tool for helping your struggling readers with fluency. But there are so many other ways you can use audiobooks in the classroom! Read-along audiobooks are just another unique way to help engage your students to help improve their comprehension, listening, and thinking skills!
Push play on any audiobook and use these activities with...
Here at Remedia, we love a good mystery! We’ve found that the mystery genre is a great way to engage students in reading, build comprehension skills, and improve critical thinking. That’s why we’ve put together this four-part series all about the wonderful genre of MYSTERIES!
PART 4: 5 Mysteries Students Should Read
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is typically more appropriate for grade...
Here at Remedia, we love a good mystery! We’ve found that the mystery genre is a great way to engage students in reading, build comprehension skills, and improve critical thinking. That’s why we’ve put together this four-part series all about the wonderful genre of MYSTERIES!
Part 3: Activities for After You’ve Read a Mystery
Wanted Sign
Have students create a wanted sign...
Here at Remedia, we love a good mystery! We’ve found that the mystery genre is a great way to engage students in reading, build comprehension skills, and improve critical thinking. That’s why we’ve put together this four-part series all about the wonderful genre of MYSTERIES!
PART 2: How to Read Mysteries with Your Students
Use this mystery story <free download> from...
Here at Remedia, we love a good mystery! We’ve found that the mystery genre is a great way to engage students in reading, build comprehension skills, and improve critical thinking. That’s why we’ve put together this four-part series all about the wonderful genre of MYSTERIES! PART 1: Why should your students read mysteries? High-InterestMysteries will get and keep your students’ attention!...
Vocabulary instructions should be both organic and planned. Learning new words shouldn’t be a chore. Spark an interest in students to discover new words by discussing unusual words, talking about the history of words, playing word games, and most importantly read, read, read! Try these five tips, plus free downloads to help boost your students vocabulary.
Read-Aloud Word Discovery
Choose read-aloud...