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As teachers, we do a tremendous amount of reading in our classes. That’s why I’m always looking for new reading strategies and different ways to improve reading comprehension.

Research shows that one of the best ways to improve reading comprehension is to tap into and build upon a students prior knowledge of the content BEFORE reading.

A great way to do this is for teachers to show short video clips BEFORE introducing the reading.

The problem is where does one find short video clips on specific content that is age appropriate?

The answer: Unitedstreaming.

Here’s a video I just put together on how teachers can use Unitedstreaming video clips to improve reading comprehension…

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Adam Waxler is a middle school social studies teacher, adjunct education professor, and author of eTeach: A Teacher Resource for Learning the Strategies of Master Teachers @ www.TeachingTeacher.com

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