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ReadLab builds on the same approach.
Flexible, tailored to our child's level - he's making real progress.
Stimulating lessons that give my son real confidence.
Mert found it joyful and easy to follow. Thanks a lot indeed!
The lessons are perfect. You have tailored it so well. Great.
Sound familiar?
- Questions get answered wrong - while your child reads the words just fine
- The text doesn't stick - a few minutes in, your child can't remember what it was about
- Reading comprehension scores disappoint - even when other subjects are fine
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Written by Anouk
I am Anouk - primary school teacher with 18 years of experience and co-maker of ReadLab. I see the same patterns trip up children every day: kids who read fluently out loud but don't actually hold on to the text. I share that experience in this e-book - no theory, just what I see working with parents at home.
What's inside this e-book
10 recognisable causes, grouped into 3 themes:
- Reading versus understandingWhy your child can read fluently and still not hold on to the text - guessing readers, reading too fast, skipping small words.
- Strategy and approachHow your child learns to tackle a text: looking back instead of guessing, a fixed strategy, reading the question carefully.
- Text and motivationWhat to do when texts are too long, the topic doesn't engage, or your child can't see the connections in the text.
We are ReadLab – and we help children really understand what they read
Anouk and Gijs. Anouk runs Dutch for Kids, the online Dutch school for expat children. Kids from Dubai to Sydney get weekly 1-on-1 lessons, with reading comprehension as one of the core pillars.
What we see again and again, also in children in the Netherlands: reading the words goes fine, but understanding what's on the page is a different story. For parents that's hard to spot, and even harder to tackle at home.
At ReadLab, Anouk handles the content, based on her years of experience with children and language. Gijs builds the app, so this content comes into its own.
This e-book is exactly what we send a parent home with after a chat at school. No scattered tips from the internet - everything in one place, in plain language.