"Supporting students in grades 3-9"--Front cover. Includes bibliographical references (148-152) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Struggling readers need teaching and texts targeted to their needs -- Struggling readers need to learn in small groups -- Struggling readers need to read a lot more -- Struggling readers need to be taught what good readers do -- Struggling readers need comprehension superpowers -- Struggling readers need to be word wise -- Struggling readers need to build fluency -- Struggling readers need to read for information -- Struggling readers need to read the world -- Struggling readers need write about reading -- Conclusion: what struggling readers need most.
Summary:
This book shows teachers how to give struggling readers what they really need: the opportunity to read texts they can and want to read; explicit instruction in long-term strategies they can use on their own; and confidence in themselves as readers, writers, and thinkers.
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