Articles related to "Encouraging Students To Read"

Coming up with idea to help motivate students to practice their reading skills at home may be as simple as creating a Literacy Log.

Even the little decision you make about your classroom layout can have an effect on your students and their desire to learn.

By improving fluency, teachers will be able to improve students' reading skills across the board.

Using mini-lessons during DEAR, SSR, or other individual reading times can boost reading comprehension without sacrificing student choice in reading material.

When teaching about Thanksgiving, using age appropriate books can increase student interest in the lesson.

Many students in middle school don't know where to begin when choosing young adult literature. The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is a great place to start.

Activities to engage students in reading and analyzing newspaper articles for international and local current events.

Statistical data gives teachers direction for teaching reading in order to help raise student test scores.

Each March many schools around the country celebrate Read Across America Day on or about March 2. This celebration honors both reading and the birthday of Dr. Seuss.

Brenda and Tom McGee's Reader's Theater and So Much More offers elementary teachers fun skits, research activities, vocabulary lessons and creative writing ideas.

Ever dream about breaking a world record? Arlo Moore does -- and he's all set to become the next banana-eating champion of the world!

Teachers can create role-plays using new grammar structures. Students can use these examples to write their own, and through the activity, absorb new work more readily.

Most colleges teach the same short stories in introductory lit classes. Here, a list of some stories students will likely read and why they're taught by so many schools.

Teachers can easily and effectively keep track of student's independent reading practice while motivating reluctant readers to read for enjoyment and prizes.