Teachers know how to address the issue of the struggling reader but.
the problem is teachers are afraid to address reading concerns because they.
feel that they were not credentialed to teach reading, they feel they are.
only expert in the area of their certification and it is the English.
department's job to address reading problems. Schools would be much more.
successful if everyone would pitch and address students' reading issues.
Why is reading to learn and reading comprehension important? Can content.
area teachers teach reading strategies and which reading strategies are.
important for successful learning? Why do content area teachers feel they.
are not credentialed to teach reading strategies to improve students.
reading comprehension?.
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Learning to read is one of the most important skills a person can.
acquire in his or her life. Reading is one of the most foundational bases.
for obtaining a successful life. Through reading, knowledge is acquired and.
knowledge translates to power. Many students are not academically.
successful for numerous reasons; perhaps one of the most critical reasons.
is that their reading levels fall short of their academic grade level. If.
students are not reading on the grade level they should be, then they.
certainly are not writing and comprehending on the appropriate levels.
Students need to be taught the necessary skills that accompany reading and.
comprehension (Banyu's, 2008).
The importance of knowing how to read to learn is assessed by state.
and national tests. For example, student outcomes on various kinds of state.
tests are used to award diplomas, grant driving privileges, control college.
entrance, or allow entry into a profession (Bornstein, 2010). Knowing how.
to read to learn is one of the most important components of becoming a.
successful adult. The more students know about reading to learn, the more.
they will thrive in many adult contexts. Comprehension can be remarkably.
