Remediating Reading Difficulties, 6ed

Brief and accessible, the sixth edition of Remediating Reading Difficulties defines specific reading skills and problems and then presents practical, easy-to-implement activities and strategies for correcting these problems. Although especially helpful for children with diagnosed difficulties, this quick-reference guide effectively reinforces skills that are useful to all children, including those who are limited English proficient or are speakers of other languages.

Table of Contents

UNIT I. EMERGENT/BEGINNING LITERACY SKILLS

1. Concepts of Print
2. Letter Identification
3. Phonological Awareness

UNIT II. WORD ANALYSIS SKILLS

4. Sight Word Recognition
5. Picture Clues
6. Phonic Analysis
7. Syllabic Analysis

UNIT III. VOCABULARY

8. Graphic Organizers
9. Morphology
10. Context
11. Word Relationships
12. Extending an Interest in Vocabulary

UNIT IV. FLUENCY

13. Major Fluency Strategies
14. Fluency Miscues
15. Decreasing Faulty Habits UNIT V. TEXT COMPREHENSION
16. Preparing Students to Read
17. Organizational Structures
18. Elaborative Structures
19. Questioning Structures
20. Teaching Structures

UNIT VI. STUDY SKILLS

21. Adjusting Reading Rate
22. Memory and StudyAids
23. Listening

UNIT VII. AFFECTIVE AREAS

24. Improving Self-Concept
25. Developing Interests
26. Suggestions for Parents

UNIT VIII. SPECIALIZED APPROACHES

27. Kinesthetic Method
28. Neurological Impress Method
29. Reading Recovery Method
30. Language Experience

UNIT IX. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS

31. Characteristics of English Language Learners
32. Teaching English Language Learners

Appendices

• A. Major Word Analysis Generalizations
• B. Word Lists for Word Analysis Elements
• C. Common Phonograms (Rimes)
• D. Developing a Teaching Kit
• E. Award-Winning Books
• F. Teachers’ Resources for Finding Books
• G. Phonics, Assessment, Struggling and Emergent Readers
• H. High Interest, Low Vocabulary, ESL, ELL, ABE
• I. Handwriting, Technology, Teachers’ Resources
• J. Publishing Companies

References

Index