Overview

For courses in Elementary Reading Methods, Literacy in the Elementary School, and Literacy Tutoring. Even with effective early interventions, many students continue to need expert and intensive reading instruction well beyond the primary-grade years. Now intermediate and middle school educators and pre-service teachers have a resource to help them develop instructional strategies for these students. The contributors to this volume draw from research and classroom practice as they share strategies that work for readers who continue to struggle in grades 3-8. Readers will learn how to address the needs of children in a range of instructional settings and learning contexts, and gain a solid understanding of the current state of knowledge on struggling readers and the multiple pathways they can take to help them succeed.

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Author:   Rachel L. McCormack ,  Jeanne R. Paratore/IRA
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780131536821

ISBN 10:   0131536826
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   18 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

I. UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT: EXPLORING COGNITIVE, CULTURAL, AND LINGUISTIC UNDERPINNINGS TO LITERACY LEARNING.  1. Understanding the Learner: Using Portable Assessment.    2. The Interaction of Language, Literacy, and Identity in the Lives of Latina/o Students.     II. SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 AND BEYOND AS THEY LEARN TO READ.  3. Stepping Into Character(s): Using Readers Theatre with Bilingual Fourth Graders.    4. Book Club in a Fourth-Grade Classroom: Issues of Ownership and Response.    5. Constructing Curriculum for Differentiated Instruction: Inquiry in the Teachers’ Learning Collaborative.    6. Establishing Instructional Congruence Across Learning Settings: One Path to Success for Struggling Third-Grade Readers.    7. Tailoring a Middle School Language Arts Class to Meet the Needs of Struggling Readers.    8. With a Little Help From My Friends: Peer Tutors and Struggling Fifth-Grade Readers.    9. Taking Computers Out of the Corner: Making Technology Work for Struggling Intermediate-Grade Readers.   III. SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN GRADES 3 AND BEYOND AS THEY LEARN THROUGH TEXT. 10. From Trade Books to Textbooks: Helping Bilingual Students Make the Transition.   11. Using ReadingGuides with Struggling Readers in Grades 3 and Above.   12. Stories from the Classroom: Understanding and Scaffolding Children’s Research Processes.     Author Index.   Subject Index.

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Rachel L. McCormack is Assistant Professor of Education at Roger Williams University, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. Jeanne R. Paratore is Associate Professor of Education at Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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