Taking Control of Reading I have heard it said that struggling readers feel out of control when they are reading. To them, the act of reading is like a heart beat. They cannot take control of their reading, like they cannot take control of the beating of their hearts. Fluent readers, on the other hand, know when to take control of their reading. To fluent readers, the act of reading is like breathing. The majority of the time, people never think about the act of breathing. Breathing happens … [Read more...]