Every educator can relate to this episode as it delves into the complex issue of students encountering difficulties in reading. Our Literacy Talks podcast hosts approach this issue through various lenses, revisiting the essentials of effective reading instruction,...
14 Activities That Increase Student Engagement During Reading Instruction Research shows that students whose teachers spend too much time talking are less likely to be engaged during classroom instruction. Luckily, reading instruction can be so much more than lecture,...
6 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers to Read 1. Build their self-efficacy toward reading. Self-efficacy is defined by Albert Bandura (1986) as “the beliefs that we have about ourselves that cause us to make choices, put forth effort, and persist in the face of...
Going Beyond Thanksgiving: Reading Activities for Native American Indian Heritage Month November is Native American Indian Heritage Month in the U.S. Often, the only activities related to this month honoring Native Americans are some variation of the Thanksgiving...
The Importance of Reading Aloud to Students of All Grades and Levels “If we are always reading aloud something that is more difficult than children can read themselves then when they come to that book later, or books like that, they will be able to read them – which...
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