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Carolyn A Denton, Sharon Vaughn, Jade Wexler, Deanna Bryan, Deborah Reed
Reading problems don’t disappear when students enter middle school—recent studies show that nearly a quarter of today’s eighth graders aren’t 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 6–8, this book clearly lays out the fundamentals of effective teaching for adolescents with reading difficulties. Teachers will discover how to
To help teachers incorporate evidence-based practices into their classroom instruction, they’ll 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.
With 20+ step-by-step sample lessons that improve
About the Authors Acknowledgments Introduction
I. Assessing Struggling Readers at the Secondary Level
2. Overview of Assessment at the Secondary Level
3. Selecting and Administering Assessments
4. Using Assessment Results to Plan Instruction
II. Effective Instruction for Struggling Readers
5. Components of Effective Instruction
6. Delivering Effective Instruction
III. Research-Supported Instructional Practices
7. Comprehension
8. Vocabulary
9. Fluency
10. Word Recognition
Conclusion
References
Appendix
Index
Permissions
"This timely evidence-based book will be a valuable resource for middle schools striving to meet reading standards."
- Linda Mason, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University
"An outstanding book that every reading teacher should have . . . written in an approachable manner and chock full of practical tips and critical information."
- Robert Reid, Professor Special Education University of Nebraska
"An outstanding resource for both preservice and practicing middle school teachers . . . provides user-friendly, research-based information on assessment, progress monitoring, and instructional grouping to support students with reading difficulties."
- Jessica Hagaman, University of Nebraska - Omaha
"A practical, evidence-based way to bring out improved student learning outcomes . . . should be required reading in all preservice and inservice teacher education programs."
- Virginia Berninger, Professor and Director of the NICHD-funded Center for OWLs
"A great sourcebook that provides detailed sample lessons that can be used immediately to teach research-based reading strategies across several tiers of instruction."
- Joan Sedita, Founder of Keys to Literacy
