Reading is one of the major components and aids to learning. Whether in college or grad school, many students have a problem establishing when to read. Some prefer to read before class, while others ...
Those who worry about the reading habits of today’s college students can take heart: They may be reading more than is commonly thought. However, more than 40 percent of the time they spend reading is ...
Biology, literature, calculus, U.S. history—all high school courses, regardless of subject, require a strong grasp of one critical skill: reading. By the time students are in high school, especially ...
First, sell the reading. Motivate the students to read by explaining the reading’s value. Step two, include some pre-reading activities in your class. Preview the reading, identify key concepts that ...
With my principal’s hearty support, this is the e-mail I sent to parents today. I thought I would share it with you, too. We all address the same issue in our classes each day. This weekend, ...
A few months into my first year of teaching middle-school English in Santa Fe, I realized that a handful of my students were not reading books. I had carefully structured the class time so there would ...