remedial reading

American  

noun

1. instruction in reading aimed at increasing speed and comprehension by correcting poor reading habits.

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Etymology

Origin of remedial reading

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

After grade school teachers discovered that I was having difficulty writing, they sent me to a special education classroom for remedial reading.

From Slate

“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

“It became a form of remedial reading.”

From Washington Post

Jordan Daleson, a remedial reading teacher at an elementary school in Beaverton, Ore., worries about the children she typically sees only at lunch and recesses, but for whom she has become a source of informal emotional support.

From New York Times

Mr. Fairbain, who was a humble man, saw no problem with requesting help from one of the reading teachers until Dr. Rohmer pointed out that the entire staff of remedial reading teachers came from the very department he was in charge of.

From Literature