Episode
Boosting Reading Comprehension for All Students
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- School of Practice
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- Feb 17, 2026
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- 1166
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Summary
Maybe you’ve seen it in your classroom: Students who zip through chapters but then can’t tell you much about what they just read. To move those kids from fluency to sense-making, you’ve got to teach them the habits of good independent readers. In this episode of School of Practice, educator and literacy specialist Nina Parrish walks us through evidence-based strategies that keep kids focused as they tackle challenging texts—from pre-reading tactics that make vocabulary stick and activate prior knowledge, to active reading protocols that turn kids into engaged, metacognitive readers who are always asking themselves, “Did I really understand that?” Related resources: Learn more about this episode 5 Ways to Support Students Who Struggle With Reading Comprehension 5 Research-Backed Ways to Build Better Readers 4 Reading Strategies to Retire This Year (Plus 6 to Try Out!) How to Move From the ‘Main Idea’ to ‘Background Knowledge’ Slowing Down the Reading Process to Build Students’ Comprehension Skills Aiding Reading Comprehension With Post-its 4 Ways to Teach Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension Sweeping Round Robin Reading Out of Your Classroom Research: Promoting Fluency Through Challenge: Repeated Reading With Texts of Varying Complexity Research: A Longitudinal Randomized Trial of a Sustained Content Literacy Intervention from First to Second Grade: Transfer Effects on Students’ Reading Comprehension Research: Effects of a Read Aloud Intervention on First Grade Student Vocabulary, Listening Comprehension, and Language Proficiency Research: Understanding Specific Reading Comprehension Deficit: A Review Research: The Effect of Mandatory Reading Logs on Children’s Motivation to Read