Teaching Strategic Reading Skills after the Lockdown: Ten Principles

The Chapter Eight takes a close look at ten strategies that may support teacher efforts in developing strategic readers after lockdown. After the pandemic, students and teachers alike have struggled to regain a sense of equilibrium and students have experienced varying levels of success not being in a traditional face-to-face school setting. Transitioning back to the classroom after being in a virtual environment for so long has been difficult for all involved. The following strategies will help teachers help students develop much needed skills to improve their reading: Have a game plan, start early, use direct instruction, have students practice often, give proper support, give students ownership to have buy-in, teach self assessment and metacognitive strategies, attribute success to controllable factors, gradually release responsibility.