Reading Comprehension Article Archive

Specific tips on how to help your child learn more from what he is is reading. Find more ideas on how to build reading skills at home.

• Improve Reading Comprehension SkillsChildren in middle school are expected to read complex texts and novels.
• Use News Reports To Teach Main Ideas, MoreBeing able to pick out main ideas and supporting details is key to understanding what we read and hear.
• Previewing Text Helps Teens Learn MoreYour teen has finally finished reading a chapter in a textbook.
• Help Your Teen Read Faster To Improve ComprehensionPeople who are able to read quickly also understand more of what they read.
• Show Your Teenager How To Retain Textbook InformationTeens spend a lot of time reading chapters and sections of textbooks.
• Visualization Can Help Teens Remember What They Read"I read it, but I didn’t remember it when I took the test.” Sound familiar?
• Help With Reading Comprehension: 7 StepsLong after children can sound out all the words on the page, they may still have problems understanding what they read.
• Questions To Get Your Child Thinking and Reading CriticallyChildren may forget what they read. Or they freeze up with writer’s block when it’s time to write a book report.
• A-R-C Spells Success for Textbook ReadingReading a textbook is a lot different from reading a novel. Yet students don’t always know the skills they need to get the most from their textbooks.