reading clinic
- noun
- /ˈriːdɪŋ ˈklɪnɪk/
:
clínica de lectura
- The children attended a reading clinic where they received specialized help for their reading disabilities.
Examples
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It was found that the children needing reading assistance did improve in their reading and enjoyed their experience in the reading clinic.
Academic text (1993) -
The summer reading clinic draws students from the surrounding community, which is located in a large urban district in the southern region of the United States.
Academic text (2015) -
The sight-reading clinic is twenty minutes long.
Academic text (2009) -
The SMILA approach served as the core instructional lesson for the summer reading clinic.
Academic text (2015) -
First, it was found that only 3% of the universities in Bates (1984) study operate a reading clinic in a public school.
Academic text (1993) -
From our experiences in a college reading clinic for K-5 students and in a second-grade classroom, we strongly encourage teachers to try various forms of performance reading.
Academic text (2013) -
She improved her skills significantly after spending the summer at a reading clinic designed for students with learning difficulties.
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Families often seek assistance at a local reading clinic to help children who struggle with reading.
How Specialized
66
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'reading' (the activity/skill) + 'clinic' (a place for instruction or remediation) yields a clinic for reading help. This head-modifier noun combination follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Reading clinic joins reading and clinic: a clinic is a place like a 'doctor's office' where experts give focused help, so the phrase creates the image of a place for people with 'reading difficulties'. That's why a reading clinic means a place offering special, often one-to-one help to improve reading.