Roots of Learning » reading instruction http://www.rootsoflearning.com An educational resource for parents seeking to prepare their children for tomorrow's world Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:19:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Teaching the Brain to Read http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/04/26/teaching-the-brain-to-read/ http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/04/26/teaching-the-brain-to-read/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:17:57 +0000 admin http://www.rootsoflearning.com/?p=266 I just finished reading a book by Judy Willis entitled Teaching the Brain to Read: Strategies for Improving Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension.

I highly recommend it for teachers and parents interested in how reading is learned and how we build meaning and gain comprehension.

Find out more at ASCD.org.

]]> http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/04/26/teaching-the-brain-to-read/feed/ 0 What kind of Reading Resources are parents looking for? http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/02/01/what-kind-of-reading-resources-are-parents-looking-for/ http://www.rootsoflearning.com/2009/02/01/what-kind-of-reading-resources-are-parents-looking-for/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:32:13 +0000 admin http://www.rootsoflearning.com/?p=108 OK. So your child is past the ‘decoding’ phase of learning to read. He can sound out words and get through some books. What comes next? We’re creating a resource for parents of 2nd – 6th graders. The goal is to help them assist their children in the less obvious but important processes of reading comprehension – helping them to understand, analyze, evaluate, and sythesize what they read.

I’d love to get some feedback from parents. What are you looking for? (Of course sometimes you don’t know until you see it – so I’ll post a few “freebies/examples” soon). Please comment on this post and let me know what challenges you are facing with your child’s reading development!

Thanks,

Heather

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