Comprehension & Genres
Syntax Success: Why Sentence Structure Matters for Older Struggling Readers
The covert piece often missing in reading intervention Many middle and high school students can read the words on a page but still struggle to
The covert piece often missing in reading intervention Many middle and high school students can read the words on a page but still struggle to
Addressing the skills your older struggling readers may have missed Many middle and high school teachers do not have a background that would help them
Helping older students crack the code If you ask secondary teachers about decoding, many will immediately think of young readers sounding out simple words. By
What Secondary Teachers Need to Know When people hear the word “fluency,” they often picture elementary students racing through leveled readers while a teacher counts
Readability scores can be misleading. Learn what they measure, what they miss, and how to use them to support older struggling readers.
Use an information reading interest survey to match books to students, build motivation, and support striving readers One of the simplest ways to grow readers
Learn how to make better intervention decisions for literacy success with rubrics that weigh multiple data points.
Help older readers build fluency and boost comprehension with practical strategies for addressing accuracy, phrasing, expression, and reading rate. Discover common fluency errors, how to assess them, and age-appropriate tools designed for middle school students.
Spend your limited budget making your literacy instruction more efficient and effective with this curated list! Districts spend millions of dollars on bloated literacy programs
No reading skill – from decoding and fluency to comprehension – can be successful without the use of executive functioning skills. When older readers struggle,
5 easy steps to move students beyond graphic organizers But first… If you read our last blog post about nonfiction text structures, you already know
Two steps help you select and prepare texts for use with striving readers!
As an experienced teacher, trainer, and leader, I help experienced teachers who feel overwhelmed and unprepared for addressing the needs of struggling older readers overcome their panic and distress, so they can make a bigger impact on their students.
