3 Simple Steps Done Regularly = Success in Reading

I was in a business class yesterday and this quote was discussed regarding business.


The conduct of successful business merely consists in doing things in a very simple way, doing them regularly, and never neglecting to do them.

Quoted by: William Lever of Lever Brothers


Think about this. Isn’t this also true of reading, whether you struggle with reading or not? If I change the word business to reading we have:

The conduct of successful reading merely consists in doing things in a very simple way, doing them regularly, and never neglecting to do them.


There are simple things you can do every day or 3 days a week, never neglecting them, to empower your students to become successful readers.

Remember, there are 3 roadblocks to reading:


1. Phonetic problems

2. Reading fluency/visual tracking problems

3. Lack of language or vocabulary


Successful reading needs activities that are simple, done regularly, and never neglected.

I suggest doing them at least 3 times a week. The activities need to incorporate phonics, fluency, and language/vocabulary training. The Reading Pack

addresses all 3 of these with simple activities that don’t take a lot of time. The Sentence Zone game also builds vocabulary.


Bonnie Terry, M. Ed., BCET

Board Certified Educational Therapist

  1. Michael
    November 18th, 2009 at 22:18
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    those of lesser brain power like myself must bow before you.