Synopses & Reviews
Hebert is a literacy luminary. In this book, she provides the inspiration, moral purpose, and practical strategies that will help teachers across the country develop a generation of lifelong readers, writers, and thinkers.-Gaeton F. Stella, SuperintendentWoodbridge School District, CT
Catch EVERY falling reader by giving students the confidence and skills to soar
Well-known consultant and trainer Connie R. Hebert offers reader-friendly, research-based strategies that can open up academic and social opportunities for youngsters by catching reading and writing inadequacies before bad habits and low self-esteem develop. The second edition illustrates how to: Stimulate students' interest in reading through innovative teaching techniquesPromote healthy reading habits through repetition and modelingBreak the cycle of poor reading habits by identifying common mistakes of young readersFoster well-adjusted, social individuals through increased fluency and positive reinforcement
Catch a Falling Reader, Second Edition, inspires teachers and coaches as they strive to improve the confidence and performance of struggling readers in kindergarten and the primary grades.
Synopsis
Catch a Falling Reader is a guide for teachers and literacy coaches to "catch and lift" children who have not developed successful literacy skills. This motivational book instructs, supports, and inspires teachers and coaches as they strive to improve the confidence and performance of struggling readers in the primary grades.The author, a well-known consultant and trainer, offers reader-friendly, research-based strategies that can open up academic and social opportunities for youngsters when reading and writing inadequacies are caught before frustration, bad habits, and low self-esteem take root and grow. Readers will learn what works and doesn't work in the effort help children become independent readers, writers, and thinkers, and will discover: How to recognize when a child is falling When to make the catch What to do about it
Synopsis
The author offers research-based strategies that empower teachers to stimulate students' interest in reading, identify common mistakes of struggling readers, and promote healthy reading habits.