As schools focus more on evidence-based reading instruction, less time is available for children to practice reading for pleasure.
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There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn kids into better readers.
Recent research shows that young children typically manipulate and rotate entire objects in their minds to understand challenges such as puzzles.
A refreshed New Zealand curriculum could require teachers to emphasise the joy of reading, not just the technical skills required. Research supports this long-overdue shift in practice.
Sharing a book together doesn’t stop being important once a child learns to read.
Parents often see reading as “school business” - something that teachers are responsible for.
Comic contracts can meet all the requirements for contracts to be legally binding.
The problem in learners’ reading performance lies in how reading is taught in most South African schools. Learners are not taught to understand the written word and make sense of it for themselves.
Kids who watch educational programs such as ‘Sesame Street’ show better academic skills. But this does not mean all children can learn from educational media.
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