Getting students to think about what they are reading and relate it back to their own prior knowledge is an excellent way to enhance reading comprehension. To help students do this more efficiently, graphic organizers can be a big help. You can create a 4-quadrant Connections Guide for just this purpose. To create this graphic [...]

One of the best ways to get kids to improve their fluency with text is by rereading and “polishing” a text to present to others. Some great types of reading to use to get kids excited about rereading and polishing text are Reader’s Theater pieces, radio plays and poetry. Students see the worth in practicing [...]

Teachers often ask me how to get kids excited about reading and interested in books. One of the best ways is to get to know what your kids like is to ask them about their interests. You can do this by creating a short questionnaire for them with questions like: 1. If you had a [...]

Welcome to the Threads of Reading blog. We will be sharing additional strategies and tips on these pages to help students weave reading skills. As we go along, please feel free to share your own ideas for helping students be successful with reading or your most pressing questions regarding literacy instruction. We love hearing from [...]