Reading Programs for Secondary Students
According to many education critics, literacy is a growing concern in secondary schools across our nation. Not only in English and language arts, students are having great difficulty comprehending reading materials in a variety of subjects including math, science and foreign language studies. To remedy the growing problem, professionals in education recommend supplemental reading programs for secondary students. Students in both middle school and high school often need to take advantage of these programs, both in and out of the classroom, in order to improve literacy, speed and overall reading comprehension. Additionally, there are several types of reading programs designed to assist secondary students.
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Tutoring Programs
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Popular tutoring programs such as Sylvan, Kaplan and Princeton Review are often used as supplemental reading programs for secondary students. Students learn reading techniques and practices from a private, one-on-one tutor. In most instances, the individual student and their parents pay for tutors; however, some schools may provide after school (or in school) tutoring programs for reading.
Reading Program Software
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There are numerous reading program software tools available to secondary students. Due to permissions and licensing, teachers usually have to go through administration and accounting to purchase such tools for their classroom. Some of the popular reading programs include Scholastic's READ180, Hooked on Phonics and the Edmark Reading Program by Houghton Mifflin.
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Good Old Fashioned Teacher Help
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Teachers often create additional curriculum materials and lesson plans that are used to teach to the multiple intelligences (administered to a variety of different learners such as visual, audio and analytical). Depending on the group of students, teachers often create classroom-run reading programs for their students.
Summer Reading Programs
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There are a number of summer reading-specific programs that are run through summer camps, local libraries, universities and school districts. More often than not, these programs cost money; nonetheless, there are some reading programs that may be free or scholarship-affiliated. Local libraries are known to offer incentives for summer reading accomplishments.
Interactive Texts
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Parents and teachers alike invest in interactive texts to supplement reading instruction for secondary students. This means purchasing a book on tape (CD or DVD). Also, many have fallen in love with the Kindle, which has the capability to read aloud texts. Comprehension questions and activities sometimes accompany these interactive texts.
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