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Engaged reading practice fuels a child’s development. Here are some tips to get started.

Little Asian girl choosing books from the bookshelf in library

The Dyad Reading Method has been shown to be effective in helping both English-proficient and English-learning children, writes guest columnist Michael Strickland.

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Reading opens doors to knowledge, imagination and lifelong learning. However, not all children find reading to be an easy task. Some struggle with fluency, comprehension, accuracy or confidence.

One trend that underscores the importance of this topic is the growing number of English Learners, or ELs, in elementary classrooms and homes. On the Boise School District website you can click for translations in Cantonese, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian and Hindi. Teachers in Idaho and Utah have told me they have encountered 12�25 different first-languages and national origins in a single classroom. Boise’s Taft Elementary hosts students from over 15 different countries speaking 13 different languages.



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