Steps to Success » Reluctant Readers
Being asked to read a longer work of fiction independently can be an intimidating prospect and students can sometimes feel that they don’t know how to approach this task – that they will never finish the book, or worse, that they can’t begin. Here are some tips and shortcuts that will help you understand and navigate a text more easily. Break your reading into manageable… Read More
Imagine a novel and a comic book had a baby, that would be a graphic novel. These novels are perfect for helping us improve vocabulary in a foreign language because they merge literary and visual elements — it is easier to understand both the drawings and words, especially unfamiliar ones. This equals less time looking up words in the dictionary and more time enjoying the… Read More
Binge watching TV is a common pastime for people wanting a break at the end of a long day or week. We can also apply this intensive style to our reading. Check out these 5 reasons for diving into a book and not stopping until we reach the last page. It trains our focus. The modern world is obsessed with multi-tasking, so it takes effort… Read More
Children can often be fixated on a single series or story. They genuinely enjoy it and love to talk about it, but they refuse to read a new book, even if it’s similar. Though this can be frustrating to parents and teachers, who want to encourage reading and trying new things, it’s understandable that someone fully immersed in a world they love doesn’t feel enthused… Read More
