Reading Rockets offers a wealth of reading strategies, lessons, and activities designed to help young children learn how to read and read better. Our reading resources assist parents, teachers, and other educators in working with struggling readers who require additional help in reading fundamentals and comprehension skills development.
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November 2008
- How do you cook a turkey?
- I'd give this report card comment an N (for needs improvement)
- Knock, knock. Who's there? Jokes and riddles.
- How running a reading program is like running a campaign
October 2008
- Teachers, please reorganize those bins!
- How young is too young for cursive?
- No more Friday spelling tests!
- Raising money during tough times
September 2008
- Mindful of Words
- My 8-year-old wants an iPod
- Using volunteers in the classroom
- Favorite classroom read alouds
August 2008
- I have a boy! As a teacher! And he’s tall!
- New school year = rough transitions for some
- Arranging your classroom
- Open House: what does a good classroom look like?
July 2008
- School spending: parents and teachers
- Helping students select online sources
- Summer tutoring: how's it going? Four considerations.
June 2008
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