Practical Tips
These are articles, handouts, and other practical resources for classroom use that we've developed through years of work with classroom teachers or have created to respond to current conditions. Download a PDF by clicking on its title.
State and federal mandates for teaching reading in certain ways are hampering teachers from providing the best instruction to their students. This reading gives practical advice for coping with the situation.
Addressing the Easier Comprehension Challenges
"Imagine if you could move 20% of the struggling readers in your classroom or school to reading proficiency in a matter of a few months. In fact, it is quite doable." This reading explains how.
The Byword for Comprehension Instruction
When should comprehension instruction begin? From the very beginning of reading instruction.
W. Dorsey Hammond Answers Common Questions on Reading Comprehension
These questions are as relevant today as when they were first posed some years ago. The answers provide insights and practical advice.
The 12 behaviors of reading maturity that we need to cultivate in children from the first days of school.
Teaching Your Students to be Metacognitive (Part 1)
Guide your students to improve their reading performance by learning to think about their own thinking and reading.
Here's an effective strategy for generating interest before reading informational text and developing comprehension of the information.
Helping Students Figure Out Unknown Words
What are effective ways to help young readers when they come to words they don't know? These suggestions and examples can help.
Is it best to teach vocabulary before or after reading? These guidelines will help with that decision.