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3 days ago · Such content-based instruction can include the selection of texts for their subject content (e.g., Greek myths or historical fiction); reading nonfiction texts that relate to a classroom novel (e.g., an article about life in Victorian England while reading A Christmas Carol); discussions and activities that focus on what a text says rather than ...
3 days ago · Early development of reading habits significantly influences a child’s cognitive and linguistic growth. Shared reading—practices involving a child and a caregiver—is essential in bolstering vocabulary, comprehension, and critical thinking (Bus et al., 1995; Miranda-Cueva and Cabanillas-Carbonell, 2020; Krcmar and Cingel, 2014; Wesseling et al., 2017).
5 days ago · Nothing motivates children to read like knowing how to read. According to a study in The Early Childhood Education Journal called Second-Grade English Learners Experienced Dyad Reading with Fiction and Nonfiction Texts, “ELs should not be categorized as a group with the assumption that they have similar student strengths and weaknesses.
5 days ago · Reading Elephant printable books are easy to use. Simply move through the sets and watch your student master each new phonics sound. In each set, there are numerous stories that allow kids to gain fluency.
4 days ago · Frontiers for Young Minds is an open access scientific journal that brings the latest research in real time to school kids between 8-15 years old.
5 days ago · This study examined the nature of young children’s literacy interest, the predictability of literacy interest for early literacy skills, and gender differences in literacy interest using a sample of Head Start children (N = 263). Literacy interest was compared across parent-, teacher-, and child-reported measures of literacy activity ...
5 days ago · In kids, studies show that tracing out ABCs, as opposed to typing them, leads to better and longer-lasting recognition and understanding of letters. Writing by hand also improves memory and recall of words, laying down the foundations of literacy and learning.
