Reading Strategies for Elementary Students With Learning Difficulties

By William N. Bender and Martha J. Larkin

Book Overview

Proven instructional techniques are spelled out in a one-stop source for success with struggling young readers

With an estimated 40% of the country′s elementary students reading below grade level, heightened demands and expectations are being placed on teachers, including national mandates that require implementation of research-proven reading strategies. To alleviate the strain of these added pressures, while promoting increased student success, this indispensable guide outlines a wide array of practical instructional strategies, founded in current research, which have been proven effective in elementary and middle school classrooms across the United States.

Covering everything from phonemic instruction and vocabulary building, to reading comprehension and fluency, this ready reference provides a comprehensive range of instructional options and assessments that can be applied to inclusive classrooms, small groups, and individual teaching situations.

The book′s timely information and tools include:

Tactics and Teaching Tips for immediate implementation, coupled with more detailed strategies that practitioners can easily build upon and integrate Reflective exercises and activities to reinforce ideas addressed Ready-to-use graphic organizers, surveys, and sample checklists Accessible interpretations of brain-based reading research Web site resources

Reading Strategies for Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities masterfully tackles the challenges associated with learning disabilities and other reading disorders, so students and teachers can not only overcome these difficulties together, but also gain deeper understanding and insight into why reading problems exist. The well-organized text offers best practices that complement federal initiatives, including "No Child Left Behind" and the work of the National Reading Panel (NRP).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761946594
• ISBN13: 9780761946595
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.8" x 8.3"