Prior knowledge is MORE IMPORTANT than main idea, supporting details, cause/effect, predicting, clarifying, questioning, summarizing.--all skills that most reading teachers teach daily.

Wednesday Weekly offers helpful and creative instructional materials.

This research study* describes five types of “comprehenders” in a typical reading class. By analyzing which particular type your students might be, you can gain insight into how to help them improve their understanding of text.

The texture can be familiar or different; each has its own special attraction.It pleases both the body and the soul.