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remedial reading

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of remedial reading

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2021

“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

For Bannon, the main priority was to help Trump with his remedial reading lessons and to stop world leaders phoning him.

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 2018

"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

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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