Focusing on evidence-based teaching practices is critical when teaching students how to read, says this letter to the editor.

A review paper of research from the past 50 years shows that many teachers still aren't deploying evidence-based methods.

it may be advisable to reword the question at a more user-friendly level that still taps into the students' comprehension of the concepts. Several of the other SEA Site modules discuss the relative ...

Here is a simple example of a comprehension question that you might find in an English lesson ... You can go back and read the passage as many times as you like to find the answers.

In Section A of the English question paper, students are required to answer two passage-based questions designed to evaluate their reading comprehension skills, including their ability to ...

Now, read the passage all the way through without trying to answer any questions yet. Pay attention to the main idea of each paragraph, the tone of the writer, and how the ideas are connected. Do not ...

They are meant to help you analyze passages and answer questions, not to be a distraction. Many reading comprehension questions depend on understanding a passage’s structure: how sentences and ...