remedial reading

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of remedial reading¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

For now, we might have to settle for anger management therapy for Graham and remedial reading courses for Cruz, who, in another fantastic foray, asked Jackson whether it would be okay with her if he decided that, instead of being Hispanic, he could be Asian.

From Washington Post

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