When kids can't read, what teachers can do :

Beers, G. Kylene, 1957-

When kids can't read, what teachers can do : a guide for teachers, 6-12 / Kylene Beers. - Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c2003. - viii, 392 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-378) and index.

A defining moment -- Creating independent readers -- Assessing dependent readers' needs -- Explicit instruction in comprehension -- Learning to make inference -- Frontloading meaning: pre-reading strategies -- Constructing meaning: during reading strategies -- Extending meaning: after-reading strategies -- Vocabulary: figuring out what words mean something -- Fluency and automaticity: the rhythm of reading -- Word recognition: what's after "sound it out?" -- Spelling: from word lists to how words work -- Creating the confidence to respond -- Finding the right book -- A final letter to George.

0867095199 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2002011670


Reading--Remedial teaching.
Reading (Middle school)
Reading (Secondary)

LB1050.5 / .B45 2003

428.4/071/2
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