For use with struggling readers in Grades 68, this book arms literacy teachers with the why and how of effective, evidence-based instruction. Includes more than 20 step-by-step sample lessons for strengthening fluency, comprehension, word recognition, and vocabulary. Reading problems dont disappear when students enter middle schoolrecent studies show that nearly a quarter of todays eighth graders arent able to read at a basic level.* This book arms language arts teachers with the lessons, strategies, and foundational knowledge they need to resolve older students reading difficulties and increase their chances for academic success. Ideal for use with struggling readers in Grades 68, this book clearly lays out the fundamentals of effective teaching for adolescents with reading difficulties. Teachers will discover how to: Select and administer assessments for comprehension, fluency, and word recognition Use assessment results to plan individualised instruction Apply research-supported instructional practices Develop flexible grouping systems so students get the targeted instruction they need Set manageable short-term learning goals with students Keep the pacing of instruction quick and energetic so students stay engaged Give appropriate positive and corrective feedback Monitor student progress over time Promote generalisation of new reading skills Provide effective interventions within a school-wide Response to Intervention framework To help teachers incorporate evidence-based practices into their classroom instruction, theyll get more than 20 complete, step-by-step sample lessons for strengthening adolescents reading skills. Easy to adapt for use across any curriculum, the sample lessons provide explicit models of successful instruction, with suggested teacher scripts, checklists for planning instruction, key terms and objectives, strategies for guided and independent practice, tips on promoting generalisation, and more. With this practical guide to high-quality instruction, middle school teachers will help struggling readers develop the skills they need to master complex academic content and succeed inside and outside the classroom.

 

 

There are 328 pages in this book. This book was published in 2012 by Brookes Publishing Co .

Deborah K. Reed, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the School of Teacher Education and the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University. She is a former middle and high school teacher who has developed numerous instructional materials and professional development programs on adolescent literacy. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award from the Council for Learning Disabilities. Jade Wexler, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Maryland. A former high school special education reading teacher, she has served on the editorial board of Learning Disability Quarterly and is a recipient of the Albert J. Harris award from the International Reading Association. Sharon Vaughn, PhD, is H. E. Hartfelder/Southland Corporation Regents Chair of Human Development and Executive Director of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin. Her numerous awards include, most recently, the Jeannette E. Fleischner Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Learning Disabilities, awarded by the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children.