Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Once that is mastered, reading independently and fluidly occur - which most U.S. Department of Education reading programs say should be ...

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When Wadewitz first began adopting the workshop model, teachers were asked how many minutes their students spent actually reading independently under the basal reader system. There was one teacher ...

We have seen children who need a lot of systematic instruction in phonics and others who seem to sail into reading independently without it. As cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg maintains ...

And once children are reading independently, caregivers should find creative ways to help them attempt harder texts. Even reading experts can be surprised by what works. Tricia A. Zucker ...

Reading should be fun. Reading can be a glorious independent activity for kids who are into that, or a fantastic bonding experience for families that enjoy their books together. Reading can happen ...

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