I used to think that it didn’t matter how I learned to read, the fact that I’d become literate was the most important thing. But I came to realize that the way I was taught (or rather, not taught) to read words was affecting me even as an adult.
How to maximize the effectiveness of preteaching vocabulary, setting a purpose for reading, reading aloud and silently, questioning and discussion after reading, and oral reading practice.
London-based animator, author, and illustrator Frank Weber originally hails from South Africa, which inspires his works of sly humor, including More Dung! A Beetle Story and The Top Spot. Here Frank shares bug stories of his own childhood to help get kids wondering about insects around the world and drawing a few of their own.
I thought that reading researchers had the answers that teachers needed. Now I see that teachers have the questions and knowledge of the real-world that reading researchers need to be of service to society.
