remedial reading
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of remedial reading
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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“Teachers would use it with older kids as humor, to teach remedial reading, whereas the younger ones would read about these little kids and were very serious about it. You know, it’s their lives.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021
"There are children who come in and they haven't eaten anything since lunch yesterday," said remedial reading teacher Molly Malloy.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2016
Rather than the usual “see Spot run” fare of remedial reading, Udio starts by finding kids something they really want to read.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2015
Press conferences at tennis tournaments can some times sound likestage one of a remedial reading class.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2012
Mom’s job was teaching remedial reading in an elementary school in Davy, a coal-mining camp twelve miles north of Welch.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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