Articles related to: reading
1: Bonfires And Burning Books
During the Holocaust, book burning was a common practice and tens of millions went up in smoke. But such disgusting proclivities do not die an easy death.In 1978 Communist dictator Tito of Yugoslavia ..
2: Speed Reading Tactics: The Double Bind of Subvocalization and How to Best Overcome It
Learning to speed read can be a daunting challenge for those who want to master the skills in the very beginning. One of the biggest limiting factors of traditional reading is that as adults we read w..
3: Will EBooks Replace Tradtional Books
For years, people have been talking about ebooks as the coming replacement of traditional paper and ink books. But while you've been able for years to find all kinds of electronic books online on all..
4: Speed Reading Tactics: Do You Suffer from These 3 Types of Thinking That Don't Work?
After 30 years of teaching speed reading to people from all walks of life inside and outside of workplace organizations, I've come to realize that there are three big problems people have to overcome ..
5: Speed Reading Tactics: Can You Enjoy Reading While Speed Reading?
Speed Reading is a term that has so many instant meanings, many of which are myths, in the minds of those who are seeking to find out its potential for them. Additionally, to the potential new learner..
6: Skills Learned By Children Who Play Chess
There are many things children learn in school, that are very important to their development, schools teach them their academics, sports teach them fair play, and they learn social skills, all of thes..
7: Speed Reading Tips: How To Overcome Sub-Vocalization
A recent visitor to my site inquiring about speed reading asked, "How can I move away from actually saying the words, and learn how to identify the symbols?" The question demonstrates a knowledge of ..
8: Speed Reading Tips: Overcoming the Primary Obstacle in Learning Speed Reading - The Belief Factor
The most often asked question I get when people either see me read or when they submit a question to my website goes like this: "Does it really work?" Or, "Can you really comprehend when you read real..
9: Improve Your Childs Reading Skills With Video Games?
I am sure you have heard about all of the studies that have found that children who are allowed to play video games have much better hand to eye coordination than those children who never played any v..
10: Bring an Elf or a Dragon to the Beach with you: Epic Fantasy Summer Reading Recommendations
This summer brings us a lot of great epic fantasy novels both from established authors continuing their series and from new authors with fresh new stories and worlds for you to discover. This article ..
11: Comics For Extra Credit - Part 2
My first post about comics as an educational aid generated an interesting response — from the managing director of Classical Comics, a comic book company in the United Kingdom. Not to be confused wi..
12: Why Should You Listen to Download Audio Books?
There are many different types of audio books around these days, literally something for everybody. Whether you prefer to be engrossed in a spooky tale, a romantic love story, a side-splitting comedy ..
13: Getting Ready To Make An Appearance At An Elementary Or Middle School
Last time we talked about the kinds of things to consider when you've been invited to speak with kids at an elementary or middle school.Let's move forward and look at some key points you'll want to ke..
14: The Power Of Independent Practice Reading
A study of why students scored high on an international reading test taken by 32 countries was written up in the January, 2008 issue of The Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. The authors were m..
15: Ready, Set, Read!
Want to teach your child to read, but not sure how? Relax. You're not alone, and it's easier than you think. Whether your child is 4 months or 4 years, now is the time to begin.Teaching your son or da..
16: Model Reading Strategies To Improve Comprehension For All Students
"But I'm not a reading teacher. I teach literature." I hear this comment repeated again and again as I coach teachers in Virginia, New York, and Michigan and conduct workshops for middle and high scho..
17: The Writer's Toolkit, Part One
It used to be that a pen or pencil, a pad of paper, and a typewriter were all the tools a writer needed.But this is the 21st-century and all writers - whether or you write fiction, nonfiction or adver..
18: Create An Inviting Classroom Library
When I support a school district with improving reading and motivating middle school students to read, I always interview dozens of students from each grade during my first two visits. I find that mid..
19: But They All Read At Different Levels
Not too long ago, on a visit to two sixth-grade classrooms, I saw very clearly the challenge teachers have before them when they try to differentiate reading. In both classrooms, 11-year-olds who read..
20: What Have You Learned Lately?
The other day I attended a half day program where seven presenters - all with high level positions in the IT (Information Technology) field - gave us their "take" on career opportunities. Even though ..
21: Book Clubs - A Whole World Of Books, Some Recommendations
You get used to reading books while in school, college and even post graduation. Once you are out of school and join the rat race of competition and making a living you tend to forget that you were on..
22: Learn About Effective Tutoring
A tutor is someone who helps individuals or small groups with instruction. A tutor helps a student improve their personal learning strategies so they can become better learners and be empowered in th..
23: Tips on Getting People to Read - Again
With TV, music, video games, and the Internet, it is no wonder why less and less people find time to read. More often than not, reading comes as a chore and the pleasures people once took in sitting d..
24: Reading Is Fundamental Does Not Deserve A Reduction In Force
On February 12, the true Lincoln's Birthday, I read in USA Today that the Bush Administration proposes to eliminate Federal funding for Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), a non-profit program that has dist..
25: What to Do When Your Child Won't Learn to Read
There are kids who can't wait to understand what the squiggles in a book say, they realize that they are like a code that has to be broken, and once they understand the code an entire world will open ..
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