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Improving Reading Speed and Comprehension    http://tinyurl.com/pircreadingcomprehension
What can be done to improve reading speed and comprehension skills? The recent report of the National Reading Panel had a whole chapter on reading fluency. And that’s really what we’re talking about is reading fluency and automaticity, which are directly linked to comprehension.
Category: High School
Iowa Content Network: Reading    http://www.iowa.gov/educate/prodev/reading.html
This reading web site provides research for K-12 reading.
Category: High School
IPTV - Educational Resources K-12    http://www.iptv.org/education/resource-search.cfm?show=results&ed_landing_page=default&ed_subject_la
Iowa Public Television offers educational resources for students from kindergarten through their senior year.
Category: High School
Kids with Reading Problems in Middle and High School    http://www.greatschools.org/students/academic-skills/middle-and-high-school-reading.gs?content=330
Recently, there’s been a lot of research and discussion about early intervention and teaching basic reading skills to kids before the age of nine. But what happens to kids with delayed reading skills when they enter middle and high school? Are accommodations in the classroom enough? Is it too late to teach reading?
Category: High School
Reading: How Parents Can Help Their Older Kids with Reading Problems    http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/LD-ADHD/older-kids-with-reading-problems.gs?content=83
How can parents help their older kids who struggle with reading improve literacy skills? Kevin Feldman, Ed.D., Answers: As a parent of a 12-year-old who’s behaving very much like a teenager, I can personally relate. I started my teaching career working with junior high school kids who had emotional and behavioral reading difficulties. Parents can help in all kinds of ways.
Category: High School
Strategic Reading Resource Center    http://www3.iptv.org/pd/strategicreading/default.cfm
A collaboration of Iowa Public Television, the Des Moines Public Schools, and the Area Education Agencies (AEAs) helps secondary teachers integrate strategic reading instruction into their curriculum.
Category: High School