‘Reading Comprehension’ Blog Posts
How to Improve Reading Skills in Just 5 Minutes a Day… for Anyone!
December 4th, 2023 2024-02-01T08:45:32-08:00 2023-12-04T14:41:08-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
When I first heard of Bonnie Terry’s 5 Minutes to Better Reading Skills program, I assumed it was only for beginning readers. Not so! It’s for everyone! My kids from 3rd to 6th grade are already benefiting from it and we’ve only been using it for a week. Their reading speed, confidence, and comprehension are going up by leaps and bounds!
What is Reading Fluency? How to Become a Fluent Reader in 5 Minutes a Day
November 22nd, 2019 2020-04-23T18:18:36-07:00 2019-11-22T22:41:25-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Reading fluency is the speed and accuracy of reading without conscious attention to the mechanics of reading. In other words, a fluent reader has the ability to retrieve and read words automatically. Efficient readers are fluent readers. Multiple studies show that slow single word reading leads to both poor comprehension and frustration.
Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension
October 29th, 2018 2018-10-30T21:22:49-07:00 2018-10-29T00:07:28-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Reading comprehension is the ability to understand, analyze, synthesize, and use what you have read. Without comprehension, there is really no point to reading. Graphic organizers allow you to easily take notes and turn what you read into a graphical display or story structure. These strategies improve critical components of reading comprehension.
4 Activities to Improve Reading Skills (Part 4 – Writing)
January 10th, 2018 2019-11-30T18:13:30-08:00 2018-01-10T12:00:25-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
One of the easiest ways to improve reading skills with writing is to use fill-in-the-blank graphic organizers. They make note-taking, paragraph writing, and essay writing easy. As a parent, I hated watching my son struggle with a writing assignment. He would stare what would seem like hours at a blank piece of paper. I’m sure you feel the same way.
4 Activities to Improve Reading Skills (Part 3 – Comprehension)
January 3rd, 2018 2020-04-29T07:49:52-07:00 2018-01-03T12:00:01-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
So many children struggle with reading comprehension, specifically finding the main idea of what they are reading or finding details that support the main idea or for sequential order. This can be daunting for some students, and not just those students with LD, dyslexia, or ADHD. You don’t have to have a learning disability to have difficulty with reading comprehension! Even gifted children struggle sometimes with reading comprehension. Solutions are here.
How to Teach and Improve Vocabulary
April 18th, 2017 2018-12-12T16:51:46-08:00 2017-04-18T12:00:28-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Improve vocabulary is one of the five components to teaching reading as well as improving reading skills. Vocabulary is a strong indicator of student success. Knowledge of words and word meanings is an important key to reading, speaking, and listening success.
Improve Reading Comprehension Skills with Color Coding
October 20th, 2015 2018-12-12T16:26:29-08:00 2015-10-20T01:10:49-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
What would it be like to really comprehend what you read? You’d love reading so much you might even read under the covers because you’ve been transported to a different place and time. View the video to find out simple ways to improve reading comprehension.
Reading Comprehension Strategies
July 29th, 2015 2017-12-06T15:56:05-08:00 2015-07-29T20:43:34-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Reading Comprehension is the ability to gain meaning from what you read and then to use that information is some fashion…whether for enjoyment when reading a pleasure book or for information and knowledge when reading a text book or non-fiction book. Reading comprehension even comes into play when reading a text message on a smart phone or reading a Facebook post.
Reading Help Is More Than Reading Comprehension
March 25th, 2015 2016-03-22T08:39:33-07:00 2015-03-25T22:43:34-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
You know your child is bright but you still have homework struggles. It seems like the struggles will never go away. There are a few things to check into when your child is struggling with reading. You need to become the detective. Their reading problems are typically due to more than reading comprehension problems. In fact, they can be due to one or more of the following reasons.
Educational Fun Games for the Holidays Gift 2: Improves Comprehension Skills
December 7th, 2012 2016-02-25T00:54:21-08:00 2012-12-07T12:42:09-08:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Educational Fun Games Holiday Gift Is Here… Reading and Listening Comprehension Gifts! Get Your Educational Fun Games Gift Valued at $175.00… A Parent Says…“I Would Happily Pay Double”… “The Comprehension Zone: Rocket Rap had amazing results for one of our children. For our child who has always struggled with comprehension, for these results, I would […]
Best Solutions to Build Reading Comprehension Skills
September 12th, 2012 2016-03-19T07:24:57-07:00 2012-09-12T20:00:44-07:00 Bonnie Terry Bonnie Terry Learning Bonnie Terry
Ten Minutes to Better Study Skills. Whether you are homeschooling or not, you have the opportunity to make your child’s writing assignments easy for them. They don’t need to sweat and struggle through another writing assignment. You don’t have to sweat and struggle through your child’s writing assignments any longer either! Solution 2 Build Vocabulary […]
