Episodes
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
6 Paired Reading Strategies to Help Students Struggling With Reading
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
Tuesday Dec 17, 2019
If decoding, speed, and accuracy in silent reading are a struggle for some readers, imagine how much more difficult it can be to read aloud. Oral reading requires students to use the correct inflection, accurate pronunciations, and appropriate expressions, which is why helping students practice reading aloud is a top priority for many literacy educators.
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Meeting Dyslexia Head-On: 3 Strategies for Success
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Learning to read can be hard. For children with dyslexia, it can be especially hard. In a 2017 interview with American Public Media reporter Emily Hanford, neuroscientist Guinevere Eden argued that “reading is not a natural skill,” as our brains were designed to recognize objects—such as an animal loping toward us across the plains—but not necessarily letters. Eden pointed out that to become fluent readers, students must learn to bypass aspects of their brain’s “visual system” in order to understand, for example, that “b” and “d” are not just similar objects but different letters.
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
2 Classroom Strategies for Teaching Multisyllabic Words
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
Thursday Oct 31, 2019
There are two related but different strategies to approach the identification of words with more than one syllable: syllable division and structural analysis.
To view the original blog, visit: https://www.lexialearning.com//blog/2-classroom-strategies-teaching-multisyllabic-words
Friday Aug 09, 2019
More Than a Number: What’s a Lexile Measure?
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Friday Aug 09, 2019
Many state assessments, mid-year tests, and reading programs report students' progress using a Lexile measure.
But the number is not just a measurement of student growth—it can be a tool for challenging students and promoting a love of reading.
To view the original blog, visit: https://www.lexialearning.com/blog/more-number-what-is-lexile-measure