Synopses & Reviews
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
- select and administer assessments for comprehension, fluency, and word recognition
- use assessment results to plan individualized instruction
- apply research-supported instructional practices
- develop flexible grouping systems so students get the targeted instruction they need
- set manageable short-term learning goals with students
- keep the pacing of instruction quick and energetic so students stay engaged
- give appropriate positive and corrective feedback
- monitor student progress over time
- promote generalization of new reading skills
- provide effective interventions within a school-wide Response to Intervention framework
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 generalization, 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
- Fluency
- Comprehension
- Word recognition
- Vocabulary
*National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
Review
"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, M.Ed.
About the Author
Sharon Vaughn, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, Sanchez Building, Austin, TX 78712.
Dr. Vaughn is H.E. Hartfelder/Southland Corporation Regents Chair in Human Development and Executive Director at The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, an organized research unit at the University of Texas at Austin. She was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and is the recipient of the CEC Research Award, the AERA SIG distinguished researcher award, the International Reading Association Albert J. Harris Award, and the University of Texas Distinguished Faculty Award. The author of numerous books and research articles that address dyslexia, she is also currently the principal investigator for numerous research grants investigating effective interventions for students with dyslexia.