A Poetry Slam Songs and poetry usually have a natural rhythm that improves fluency, and they often include rhyme. They help immensely with flow, and even accuracy. Fluent, accurate readers can concentrate on meaning which, obviously, is the whole point of reading.This and every April, consider having a Poetry Slam—but do it with no competition, no memorization! This post tells you how. 1 Apr 2021 Gini Musmanno Education, Fluency No Comments Permalink Read Post
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The Gift: Cancelled By Culture I learned that the out-of-school culture in which they live has profound effects on them, and my small touch cannot change very much. But, hopefully, being able to read will open doors for them when they do knock. 1 Mar 2021 Gini Musmanno Education, Parent No Comments Permalink Read Post
How to Unstruggle Struggling Readers Now that the first semester is over, have you recognized your struggling readers? Teachers are very busy teaching, teaching, teaching… but is everyone learning and retaining? 1 Feb 2021 Gini Musmanno Education No Comments Permalink Read Post