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Teacher Tips for Better Reading Instruction

By Larry Ferlazzo 鈥 July 19, 2024 1 min read
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The reading 鈥渨ars鈥 have heated up again, but most teachers鈥攁nd our students鈥攃ould probably benefit from a 鈥渃ease-fire.鈥

These posts offer suggestions to find a path forward in ways that can support all teachers and students alike.

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1. Teachers, You Don鈥檛 Need to Choose Sides in the Reading Wars

Instead of arguing over who鈥檚 right, let鈥檚 focus attention on expanding knowledge about unresolved instructional issues. Read more.

2. Reading Research Is Getting Lost in Translation. What You Need to Know

There鈥檚 a yawning gap between what experts know will work and how that鈥檚 implemented in the classroom. Read more.

3. Tired of the Reading Wars? Become a Conscientious Objector

Teachers鈥 obligation is to their students. The research combined with the knowledge of individual students should be the guide. Read more.

4. How to Help Students With Their Writing. 4 Educators Share Their Secrets

In many classrooms, students are handcuffed by restrictive templates for assignments instead of getting to practice how to create. Read more.

5. 4 Educators Share Their Favorite Reading Lessons

Key to all these lessons is teachers鈥 effective use of instructional time through student engagement. Read more.


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