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reteach

  • a word derived from teach.
    teach
    verb (used with object)
    to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in.

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“We now observe preparation gaps so severe that instructors must reteach middle-school mathematics while simultaneously teaching the material students need for sciences, engineering, economics, and other quantitatively demanding fields,” the faculty wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

“They kind of had to reteach me how to walk again ‘cause I tried to get up on my own to use the bathroom and I just fell down on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

When should teachers reteach a lesson that some students missed and when should they move on?

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2022

In effective math programs, for example, tutors don’t simply reteach the previous year’s lessons.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2021

Like if you miss a lesson because you’re out sick or gazing out thinking about what it would feel like to be really loved back, the teachers don’t stop class to reteach you.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera