When students struggle to read, they struggle to succeed. Watch this short video to find out how Imagine Learning is changing that for students at Eisenhower School.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Could this simple strategy help you boost reading and math scores?
The secret to soaring test scores may be as simple as asking your students to act out — act out what they read, that is. According to new research from two major universities, physically acting out text can help students improve their comprehension and their ability to make inferences — especially for struggling readers and English learners. Here’s how you can use this simple strategy to help students boost their scores on both reading and math tests:
Friday, June 24, 2011
The iPad: Your secret weapon for helping struggling readers
Are you looking for a secret weapon to help your struggling readers catch up with their peers and learn to love reading? According to this article from the Sydney Morning Herald, you may be overlooking a powerful tool that can help students accelerate their reading development, improve comprehension, and get excited about books. That’s right, it’s the iPad. Here’s why it works:
Friday, June 17, 2011
Summer reading for teachers: 25 books for your reading list
There’s no doubt that summer reading is good for students—there’s evidence of the importance of summer reading everywhere, including some recent findings from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. But picking up a good book isn’t only for kids. Stop your own summer slide by checking out this summer reading list made especially for teachers (and other grown-ups too).
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Summer reading’s secret weapon, plus 10 ways to make it work
You already know that students who read over the summer perform better than their non-reading peers when school starts in the fall. But why? In a recent study at Harvard University, researchers tried to pinpoint what factors made summer reading so effective at improving performance. What they found surprised them.
It wasn’t necessarily access to books, the quality of literature, or even the number of pages read. The main factor leading to effective summer reading was involvement from adult family members.
