According to NAEP data, over 60% of our students are not proficient readers by the time that they start high school. These statistics are staggering since much of what we learn about content areas like social studies and science is through reading.
Additionally, the internet has a tremendous impact in our daily lives in the amount of text that we read each day through emails, texts, blogs, and other web based texts.
The bottom line is that students need to read a wide variety of texts that are on the same level as their current reading level. As students’ reading levels improve, the texts that they are reading must also change.
Here’s a list of suggestions to help your struggling teen readers (this list is by no means comprehensive):
Read High School Reading: Our Teens Are Struggling
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