Reading Rockets offers reading comprehension and language arts teaching strategies for kids, and is a free web site for parents and educators
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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.

What Else Matters in Teaching Reading

Even if a school is fortunate enough to have an excellent reading curriculum in place, several other factors play a large role in whether students will be able to meet their reading objectives.

Among them are a teacher's skill with the following:

Please click on the links above to go to sections of the Reading Rockets web site to find out more about these teaching skills. The articles below are also good sources of information.

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Consequences, Privileges, and Positive Discipline

Managing a classroom effectively keeps unwanted behavior at a minimum and encourages learning for all students. The following provides suggestions for doing so through the use of consequences, privileges, and positive discipline.

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Find out why early intervention is the key to a struggling reader's success in this PBS show called 'Empowering Parents.' Go to store.