Best+Strategies+for+Teaching+Reading


 * Read aloud for 10-15 minutes daily
 * Alot time for pleasure reading in the classroom
 * Reading assignments must have a purpose that relates to the outside world
 * Model good reading
 * Silent independent reading
 * Activate prior knowledge
 * Create a reading area in the classroom that is comfortable and secluded
 * Use audio recordings for books
 * Involve the parents
 * Group and paired reading
 * Avoid what doesn't work
 * Get to know your students and what their interests are
 * Create a classroom library and encourage students to take books out and recommend books based on interests
 * Reading should be cross curricular