First you learn to read, then you read to learn. But if you don’t learn to read effectively, how can you ever read to learn effectively? Although research on reading instruction clearly and ...

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A report from the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation takes a swipe at the whole-language movement for promoting reading materials and teaching methods the author says are of questionable value. Whole ...

A literary approach to the teaching of reading comprehension evolved from dissatisfaction with self-instructional materials and individualized lab classes. Using novels, essays, and short stories, the ...