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ABCs For Active Reading These active reading strategies come from Tutor Charlotte. Try them with your student this week! Want a PDF? Click here to download the images below. A: Ask questions Who, What, Where, When, Why, How? Ask your student to make a prediction about...
Strategies for Decoding Words Chunk the word Look for a chunk you know (-ing, -and, -art) Look for a word part you know (be-,-er) Skip it! Skip the word. Read to the end of the sentence. Go back and re-read it. Stretch Out the Word Stretch the word out slowly. Put the...
Dear Community Partner: We are pleased to announce that Lead to Read KC has received its own 501c3 designation, positioning us to even better serve Kansas City students who are living in compromised socioeconomic situations. Lead to Read KC will be expanding its board...
Check out this news story that highlights how Lead to Read KC supports the Kansas City Public Schools mentoring initiative. If you or the company you work for is interested in our reading mentorship program, contact pauly@leadtoreadkc.org
Ellen Donaldson is our new School Engagement Coordinator. She will be working closely with teachers and volunteers to facilitate reading sessions. Her entire thirty year teaching career was spent in the Grandview School District educating first and second graders. She...