Download or read book 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K 8 written by Kathleen Feeney Jonson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use these fun, easy-to-use activities to tackle the most challenging aspect of reading! "Finally, someone has written a practical book filled with easy-to-read comprehension strategies. I will definitely use this book with teachers in my district to teach about and review comprehension strategies. The section on ′How Can We Learn More′ is also fantastic. Thank you, Kathleen Jonson." --Hazel Brauer, Literacy Coordinator Jefferson Elementary School District, Daly City, CA "This book is a comprehensive, well-organized guide to teaching reading comprehension. The clear, consistent layout of the lesson plans makes it easy for the teacher to locate and implement appropriate lessons quickly. The examples are very helpful and the templates allow a teacher to begin lessons immediately. The wide variety of lesson plans makes this guide truly useful for all grade levels." --Myra Gamble, Reading Specialist Spring Valley School, Millbrae, CA Comprehension is the final goal of reading, but because it involves several cognitive processes, it remains the most difficult facet of reading development to teach. Based on the recommendations of the National Reading Panel Report, 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K-8 provides teachers with a ready-to-use toolkit of tried-and-true learning strategies designed to actively engage students in cognitive processes, including predicting, visualizing, making inferences, monitoring, synthesizing, and summarizing. Developed as specific instructional procedures with clearly delineated steps for implementation, these entertaining activities are effective in all types of classrooms. Each of the 60 strategies in the book includes: Grade-level recommendations Goals for each strategy Step-by-step instructions Graphics and examples of student work Directions for modifying strategies for different grade levels Literary expert Kathleen Feeney Jonson has created an exciting resource to help educators teach the most difficult piece of the reading process: comprehension. Offering a rare combination of fun and function, these strategies are sure to get students to listen, laugh, and most important, to learn.
Download or read book 60 Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K 8 written by Kathleen Feeney Jonson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ready-to-use tool kit of fun and functional strategies, based on the National Reading Panel Report, helps teach the most difficult piece of the reading process: comprehension.
Download or read book Sixty Strategies for Improving Reading Comprehension in Grades K 8 written by Kathleen Feeney Jonson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides teachers with a ready-to-use toolkit of tried-and-true learning strategies designed to actively engage students in cognitive processes, including predicting, visualising, making inferences, monitoring, synthesising and summarising.
Download or read book Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3 8 written by Lynn M. Gelzheiser and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides innovative tools and strategies to support reading intervention for students in grades 3–8 who do not yet read with grade-level accuracy. Uniquely comprehensive, the Interactive Strategies Approach--Extended (ISA-X) has been shown to enhance intermediate and middle grade students' reading accuracy and comprehension as well as content vocabulary knowledge. Preservice and inservice teachers learn how to conduct assessments that help to identify instructional goals; monitor progress toward these goals; promote students' strategic thinking and motivation; and implement small-group instruction using thematic text sets on science and social studies topics. Numerous lesson examples and a thematic text set are included. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print reproducible materials from the book, as well as additional Web-only lesson templates and assessments, in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. See also Early Intervention for Reading Difficulties, Second Edition: The Interactive Strategies Approach, by Donna M. Scanlon, Kimberly L. Anderson, and Joan M. Sweeney, which focuses on supporting the literacy growth of beginning and struggling readers in grades K–2.
Download or read book Successful Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas Grades PreK K written by and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2007-09-27 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improve content-area reading with a variety of strategies and a wealth of information to help readers in Grades Pre-K-K improve their comprehension of nonfiction text. This book includes essential reading skills and strategies grouped into 8 categories including: Monitor Comprehension, Activate and Connect, Infer Meaning, Ask Questions, Determine Importance, Visualize, Summarize and Synthesize, and Developing Vocabulary. All of the skills and strategies are covered by providing practical teaching guidelines as well as motivating learner activities. The included ZIP file features graphic organizers and activities pages that can be reproduced and modified. 272pp.
Download or read book Strategies That Work written by Stephanie Harvey and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first publication of Strategies That Work , numerous new books on reading comprehension have been published and more educators than ever are teaching comprehension. In this third edition of their groundbreaking book, authors Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis bring you Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding, Engagement, and Building Knowledge. This new edition is organized around three section: Part I: Starting with the Foundation of Meaning, these chapters provide readers with a solid introduction to reading comprehension instruction, including principles that guide practice, suggestions for text selection, and a review of recent research Part II: Part II contains lessons to put these principles into practices for all areas of reading comprehension Part III: This section shows you how to integrate comprehension instruction across the curriculum and the school day, with a focus on science and social studies. In addition, this new version includes updated bibliographies, including the popular Great Books for Teaching Content, online resources, and fully revised chapters focusing on digital reading, strategies for integrating comprehension and technology, and comprehension across the curriculum. Harvey and Goudvis tackle close reading, close listening, text complexity, and critical thinking and demonstrate how your students can build knowledge through thinking-intensive reading and learning. This third edition is a must-have resource for a generation of new teachers – and a welcome refresher for those with dog-eared copies of this timeless guide to reading comprehension.
Download or read book Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers written by Elaine K. McEwan and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2004-04-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The strengths of this book are many. It translates theory into practice, showing how a solid theory can inform one′s teaching." Stevi Quate, Co-director of the Secondary Literacy Network University of Colorado at Denver "Very comprehensive! It contains everything a teacher needs to guide students in comprehension." Aileen Carew, Marin Reading Council President & Reading Specialist Bel Aire School, Tiburon, CA When students learn to read strategically, they read to learn! How do some students extract complex information from advanced reading materials while others struggle to find the meaning of even simple passages? What characteristics do strategic readers exhibit that others don′t possess? Unlocking the cognitive strategies of exceptional readers means finding ways to teach every student to read strategically, and help them be successfull in the classroom and beyond. This essential reading instruction teaching tool offers hard evidence to show how effective readers use specific strategies to extract and comprehend information. Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers melds scientific research with hands-on experience to offer a comprehensive look at reading instruction. Instructors will discover that they can use the seven strategies no matter what their teaching style, and students will discover how to read to learn. McEwan has developed easily reproducible tools geared toward helping teachers get the most out of their readers: Teacher Think-Alouds to facilitate modeling the seven strategies for your students Templates to speed planning time Activities to encourage use of the seven strategies Forms, posters, props, and prompts to assist both students and teachers While theories come and go, research has shown that using these seven strategies will prove successful in the classroom-and beyond.
Download or read book Expanding Reading Comprehension in Grades 3 6 written by Katherine A. Dougherty Stahl and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-25 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Students in grades 3–6 need to use increasingly sophisticated comprehension skills and strategies as they read and build knowledge across disciplinary content areas. Grounded in research, this book presents effective practices for integrating literacy instruction with literature, science, and social studies. Chapters address text selection, vocabulary development, strategy instruction, discussion formats, writing to express and expand comprehension, assessment, and more. Ways to meet the needs of emergent bilingual and culturally diverse students are highlighted throughout. Ideal for preservice and inservice teachers and professional staff development, the book includes classroom vignettes, text boxes with easy-to-read instructional procedures, and curriculum resources. Helpful reproducible forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. See also the authors' related book on the primary grades: Developing Reading Comprehension: Effective Instruction for All Students in PreK-2.
Download or read book Comprehension That Works written by Dr. Danny Brassell and published by Shell Education. This book was released on 2008 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Energize your reading instruction through innovative, engaging reading strategies that will empower you to improve your students' comprehension. Written by Drs. Timothy Rasinski and Danny Brassell, these unique classroom-tested strategies integrate current research with real-life observation of diverse students in action. Learn why these comprehension strategies matter, as well as how to introduce activities to tap into students' multiple intelligences and improve reading instruction across the content areas.
Download or read book Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers Grades 3 8 written by Lois A. Lanning and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2008-07-17 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lanning reduces the long list of skills and strategies found in curriculum documents into four key comprehension strategies, setting out a very workable plan for enhancing reading comprehension." —Richard Allington, Professor of Education University of Tennessee "These four powerful strategies come to the rescue with detailed and engaging lessons and examples for guided reading instruction. The clarity and insight make this book a must-read for elementary and middle school reading specialists and classroom teachers." —H. Lynn Erickson, Educational Consultant Author, Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Focused techniques to help struggling readers strengthen comprehension skills! Children who struggle with reading by the time they reach third grade risk falling further behind as they progress through school. This important resource presents four targeted, research-based comprehension strategies to help struggling readers in small group settings understand what they read. Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Grades 3–8 shows teachers how to support students′ reading comprehension by teaching the strategies that highly effective readers use: summarizing, creating meaningful connections, self-regulating, and inferring. The author examines how, why, and when to use each strategy and what each strategy looks like in practice. The book also covers: A gradual-release approach that begins with teacher-directed instruction and leads to student-directed learning as skills increase Specific teaching techniques to use with each strategy Detailed lesson examples for reading instruction and content area reading Reflections in each strategy chapter The underlying principles in the book make these powerful strategies relevant for all elementary teachers, literacy coaches, and instructional leaders working to help students learn to read for deep understanding.
Download or read book 200 Proven Strategies for Teaching Reading written by Kathy Perez and published by Solution Tree. This book was released on 2016-10-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "200+ Proven Strategies for Teaching Reading, Grades K-8 is an easy-to-use reference guide for teachers who seek to invigorate their literacy practices. Author Kathy Perez provides practical, brain research-based invervention techniques and reading strategies K-8 teachers can use to help all students - especially those who are struggling - make strides in their literacy achievement. As an experienced general educator, special educator, reading specialist, and literacy coach, Perez has a deep understanding of the instructional practices and interventions necessary to help meet all learners' diverse needs. Teachers can motivate and engage all students to develop their reading abilities through practices this book highlights."--Back cover.
Download or read book Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers written by Dorothy S. Strickland and published by Stenhouse Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents methods of helping third through sixth graders with literacy problems, covering such topics as motivation, small-group instruction, differentiated instruction, and standardized tests.
Download or read book Literacy Strategies for Grades 4 12 written by Karen Tankersley and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2005 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes everyday classroom practices and exercises to help students in grades four through twelve read for accuracy, extract meaning from text, and interpret subject matter.
Download or read book Reading Comprehension Grades 7 8 written by Instructional Fair and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book! --Organized by specific reading skills, this book is designed to enhance students' reading comprehension. The focused, meaningful practice and entertaining topics motivate students to learn. Lively reading passages present high-interest subjects in a variety of genres, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Subject matter from across the curriculum--including topics from science, history, and literary classics--deepen student knowledge while strengthening reading skills.
Download or read book Teaching Our Children to Read written by Bill Honig and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies of effective teaching practices have continued to validate the need for explicit and systematic instruction in basic reading skills, and Bill Honig uses this research to shed new light on an old problem—how to help all students become fluent readers. Teaching Our Children to Read grows out of the experiences of scores of dedicated teachers and their success in the classroom. This book explores current research from the leading experts in the field, and presents new instructional strategies that bring all students to higher levels of literacy. Highlights from Teaching Our Children to Read include: • Phonics instruction and fluency • Connected practice with decodable text • Multisyllabic word instruction • Spelling, vocabulary, and concept development • Strategic reading, book discussions, and text organization • Literacy benchmarks, assessment, and intervention This is an essential resource for educators, administrators, policymakers, and parents concerned about how to successfully teach our children to read. Teaching Our Children to Read points the way to implementing the best research-based practices in adopting reading materials, training teachers, and providing the necessary school leadership.
Download or read book Guided Practice for Reading Growth Grades 4 8 written by Laura Robb and published by Corwin. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guided Practice for Reading Growth provides all you need to support middle grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Twenty-four powerful reading lessons feature original poems and short texts that interest students and encourage them to think deeply. This unique book shows you how to: · Build students’ background knowledge by watching and discussing videos. · Use poems to improve reading and fluency through practice and performance. · Invite students to write about their reading and increase comprehension and recall. · Encourage meaningful talk to enlarge students’ analytical thinking and understanding.
Download or read book Comprehension During Guided Shared and Independent Reading Grades K 6 written by Patricia M. Cunningham and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn when and how to teach comprehension using Comprehension during Guided, Shared, and Independent Reading for grades K–6. This 224-page book includes step-by-step lessons and research-based strategies that can be adapted for any student or any classroom. This book gives a glimpse into classrooms using these strategies, as well as suggestions for materials needed, planning, and grouping students and a list of recommended children's books.
