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321. IMPROVING READING SKILLS WITH STRUGGLING TEENS (PART 2)
When evaluating grades and test results, we take for granted that most high schoolers know how to read and look to other reasons to explain poor performance. But what if language comprehension and decoding skills really are the problem? In the second of a two-part series, Amy and Mike invited Erica Meltzer to share strategies for improving reading skills with struggling teens.
What are five things you will learn in this episode?
What interventions can help slow readers?
What is the link between phonics and decoding?
What is orthographic mapping?
Is vocabulary still important in the 21st…
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