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Reading Homework Tips for Parents
How can you help your first grader with his reading homework? Here are some tips for parents on what to do to help your ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Homework Tips on Reading: What Parents Can Do
Source: U.S. Department of Education ...
Source: Reading Is Fundamental
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Getting R-E-A-D-Y for the Spelling Test
Do you find your kids frantically trying to cram those words into their memory at the last minute? Here are some fun ...
Source: Education.com
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Five Steps to Fostering Reading Fluency
While your child stumbles through sentences, gets hung up on vocabulary, and grows confident and frustrated by turn, ...
Source: Education.com
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Teacher Tricks to Improve Reading Comprehension at Home
You may not have signed up for recess duty or chalk stains on your pants, but if you'd like to improve your child's ...
Source: Education.com
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Reading: Getting the Main Point
As a middle school writing aide, I know firsthand that grasping the main idea - or seeing the "big picture" - is ...
Source: Education.com
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Reading: Reading Literature
Reading literature (fiction, poetry, memoirs, for example) requires a different approach than reading nonfiction, ...
Source: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Taking Notes: Taking Notes on Reading Assignments
In many classes, the lecture is based on content from a book. For example, in a literature class, you need to read the ...
Source: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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7th and 8th Grade Reading: What to Expect
In case you were in doubt, your seventh or eighth grader is probably all too happy to remind you: for kids this age, ...
Source: Education.com
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Tackling Theme in Literature
A theme is an idea or message about life, society, or human nature. And it is often the most hardest element for a ...
Source: Education.com
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Study Skills They Don't Teach in School
Teachers seldom train kids to read with a purpose, organize their thoughts and notes, infer what comes next, or connect ...
Source: Education.com
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How to Encourage Language Development (Reading, Writing, Speaking)
Many of these activities can be done with your child while "on the run" - in the car, waiting in a doctor’s office,...
