Story Seekers is Essential Resources’ answer to “How to help struggling readers?” These are a variety of fiction and non-fiction chapter books aimed at reluctant readers. The books take an integrated literacy approach through:
Our blogs introduce you to the Story Seekers series. You will gain ideas for further literacy support – ways to develop fluency or comprehension strategies for NZ students. As you read our blogs and explore our English resources, you will discover Essential Resources is your language and literacy hub.
A practical guide and recommended resources for teacher aides and learning support staff on everyday reading and writing strategies that help struggling readers build up their skills and reading confidence.
Find out how Story Seekers has been expertly designed to support reluctant readers in schools. Foster a love of reading with engaging stories and fun activities.
When teaching reading, selecting the right texts is crucial for supporting learners’ progress. Decodable texts are essential for early readers as they reinforce specific phonics patterns and strengthen neural pathways for decoding words. However, over-reliance on decodable texts can limit exposure to high-frequency words, impacting reading fluency. Dr. Christine Braid explores strategies for teaching reading and learn how to balance different text types based on individual learners needs.
Few skills are more important in today’s world than reading. Yet, even though it is crucial, reading literacy has tracked downwards in New Zealand in the last 20 years. So how can we support struggling readers and build reading confidence?
Leaning on his time as a teacher, Paul Mason, highly published children’s writer, reflects on how he puts the child at the heart of what he writes – wanting children to see themselves in his stories.
Students with dyslexia struggle to learn to read and spell. Compared with their peers (of the same intelligence, age or year level), dyslexic students progress at a slower rate and participating in reading, spelling and writing activities involves much more effort for them.