Parents are their child’s first and most important teacher. It’s almost impossible to overestimate the tremendous impact parents have on…
Content Area Reading And The Importance Of Reading Comprehension Strategies
What was the last thing you read before you began reading this article? Was it a chapter in a novel?…
Reading Comprehension and Higher Order Thinking Skills
When children first learn to read, much of their effort is focused on decoding and pronouncing each word correctly. While…
Reading Comprehension and Fluency
Though you may not be familiar with the technicalities of reading fluency, you probably know a fluent reader when you…
The Importance of Reading Comprehension
Imagine your employer has just handed you an important document to read and tells you he expects a summary of…
Synonyms and Antonyms
Imagine for a moment how dull the world would be if there were only one word to voice a particular…
Superlative Adverbs
“Of all the girls at the ball, Priscilla was dressed most beautifully.” In the above sentence, most beautifully is an…
Superlative Adjectives
“Mom’s apple pie is the best dessert at the party.” The word best in the above sentence is an adjective…
Punctuation
Many people are confident and proficient writers but when it comes to punctuating their prose their self-assuredness starts to crumble.…
Proper Adjectives
You’re probably aware that proper nouns are words that name a specific person, object, or place. You probably also know…
Reflexive Pronouns
“I saw myself reflected in her eyes.” No, the above sentence isn’t a sappy love song lyric. It’s an example…
Relative Pronouns
Many sentences in the English language are really two clauses linked together. There can be a main clause and a…
Indefinite Pronouns
Some pronouns are definite in that they replace a specific noun or another pronoun. But sometimes things aren’t so clear-cut.…
Reciprocal Pronouns
The term “reciprocate” means to give in return. This definition will serve you well as you learn about a type…
Possessive Pronouns
“Twas mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands. —Shakespeare.” In case you’re wondering, we’re not about to delve…
Adjective Clauses
Having trouble identifying adjective clauses? It’s easier than you may think! Adjective clauses are just like adjectives in that they…
Adverbs
When adverbs are properly used they can make your writing exciting and descriptive. When used incorrectly they can make your…
Comparative Adjectives
Often times in writing we wish to compare a noun to another noun. In order to do that we need…
Comparative Adverbs
Perhaps you’ve never given it much thought but adjectives and adverbs have two things in common. They both modify another…