Recommended Books
This new edition continues to focus on informal, teacher-led assessment and correction of reading difficulties using regular classroom reading materials. This focus on informal rather than formal (clinical) assessment and its detailed descriptions of instructional procedures set it apart from the competition.
Since the initial publication of this important text, the research support for balanced literacy instruction has continued to grow. This revised and updated second edition incorporates findings from reports by the National Reading Panel and the National Research Council, as well as ongoing research by the author and others. Michael Pressley demonstrates how effective reading instruction combines aspects of both skills-emphasis and whole language approaches.
This revised and updated second edition incorporates findings from reports by the National Reading Panel and the National Research Council, as well as ongoing research by the author and others. Topics covered include the various components of both whole language and skills instruction, how the balanced approach is applied in real classrooms, and motivational issues. The second edition has been augmented with new material on phonemic awareness, comprehension problems, decoding and comprehension, vocabulary instruction, development of word knowledge, and "flooding" the classroom with motivation. It also features a new discussion of the place of Reading Recovery within balanced instruction, including an in-depth case study.
This handbook is designed to provide volunteer tutors with specific hands-on information about the tutoring process. Tutors will learn how to get students excited about learning to read, how to structure and implement tutoring sessions, and how to keep records and evaluate both students and themselves.
This Fourth Edition of Peregoy & Boyle's text continues the strengths of the third with its comprehensiveness and accessibility, providing a wealth of practical strategies for promoting literacy and language development in English language learners (K-12). Unlike many texts in this field, Reading, Writing and Learning In ESL takes a unique approach by exploring contemporary language acquisition theory as it relates to instruction and providing suggestions and methods for motivating and involving ELL students.
In Ready to Learn, Stan Goldberg draws on thirty years of clinical experience (and personal experience as the father of two kids with learning differences) to provide an easy-to-use guide to helping children overcome any problems and improve their learning skills.
Communication with parents is necessary for student success. This book assists school personnel in communicating with guardians about student progress, discipline and achievement, among other areas. Ideas presented can be used anywhere, from report card comments to parent conferences.
This practical and accessible guide is organized around the five key components of reading instruction. The authors begin each section with a clear description of why instruction in that particular component is important and what that instruction should look like. The book includes descriptions of more than 60 lessons that can be adapted for many different levels of instruction, as well as a very useful glossary of terms related to literacy and English language learning. Clearly written and well-organized, this book would be equally useful to veteran reading teachers and teachers who are exploring reading instruction for the first time.
In this guidebook, Jana Echeverría and MaryEllen Vogt propose an approach based on the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) model. The authors offer a helpful roadmap for practitioners by outlining a number of considerations and interventions for Tiers 1, 2, and 3, including guides and examples for each tier, as well as extensive information about best instructional practices, parent involvement in RTI, and RTI for secondary ELLs.
As a result of NCLB legislation and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004, Response to Intervention (RTI) is now a mandated process for documenting the existence or nonexistence of a learning disability. For educators new to the RTI approach, Response to Intervention presents an overview of key concepts with guidelines for accountability practices that benefit students in inclusive classrooms.
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