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Dare to Read
IMPROVING YOUR READING SPEED AND SKILLS
Dare to Read is specifically designed for the Do-It-Yourselfer although the book could also be used as a textbook for a reading improvement class.
If you are frustrated with your reading skills, the simple exercises described in Dare to Read will make reading improvement a fun process that requires only a few minutes each day. In just a few weeks, you will experience success, and you will feel better about your reading skills.
One day she was reading a passage, and she read the word “little” as “small”. She did not notice her error. She just kept reading. Ordinarily, that would have been counted as a reading error, but something told me to instead count it differently. I reacted by giving her credit for comprehension even though she mis-read the word, and that change in my reaction has made all the difference in the world to Karen and dozens of other students.
Dare to Read is available through Friesen Press.
The Read Through It Strategy
BUILDING CONFIDENCE FIRST THEN COMPREHENSION FOR SECONDARY STRUGGLING READERS
Confidence first then comprehension. Reading instruction for struggling readers must address their discouragement directly and fast. Only then will students practice necessary exercises to improve their reading.
Learn how to implement this incredibly effective reading program with little disruption to your current reading programs. The book, The Read Through It Strategy: Building Confidence First then Comprehension for Struggling Secondary Readers, is available on Amazon. Please write a review.
Stages of Studenting
POSTER, INFOGRAPHIC
Stages of Studenting was created as a system for acknowledging students succeeding in school engagement activities. Traditional systems for acknowledging students are so time-delayed that students struggle just to get started.
By refocusing systems of acknowledgment to meet the students where they are, teachers become more creative in their own expectations and rewards for those students.
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Trailblazer
Wade was a trailblazer in his creation of a reading technique that helped students below grade level achieve goal after goal set by he and the student. He developed confidence through fluency with students who had resigned themselves to struggling and remaining below grade level for the rest of their lives. This then created an overall increase in the student’s self-confidence which was recognized by every teacher. It was very exciting to watch.
Empowers Struggling Readers and Changes Their Lives Forever
I finished your book and am beyond impressed. You must have been one hell of a teacher. I wish I had read this when my daughter struggled with reading— none of her teachers used the simple techniques you describe. Her struggles shaped her confidence and education into middle age. Your book resonates with intelligence, care, and a deep concern for students. You’ve no doubt changed many lives for the better.
This Works.
The author developed this method for improving reading as part of the process of trying to improve his own reading. As a teacher, he has had great success with this method. If you are motivated to improve your reading, this book will work and if you're a teacher, you can use this book to help students. This book will also help your self-esteem as a reader as the author is very relatable and encouraging.
