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Best Practices for Teaching Reading: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do Contributor(s): Stone, Randi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1620878763 ISBN-13: 9781620878767 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Language Experience Approach - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics - Education | Reference |
Dewey: 372.4 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" L (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Following the successful format of the companion volumes for teaching writing, mathematics, science, and social studies, Best Practices for Teaching Reading presents firsthand accounts of outstanding instructional strategies and lessons for teaching reading to students in both elementary and secondary school. Randi Stone brings readers into the classrooms of more than twenty-five award-winning teachers who share their unique and creative strategies for reaching elementary and secondary learners with diverse learning styles and abilities. From getting fourth-grade students excited to study Shakespeare to creating "wonder journals" to incorporating reading in the math classroom, these teachers have tried it all With forty classroom-tested strategies, Best Practices for Teaching Reading provides practical guidance for building students' decoding and vocabulary skills while developing their comprehension and motivation for reading. This collection of best practices presents useful tips in getting students to: - Get excited about reading - Make connections between different texts - Become effective writers as well as readers - Use literacy skills across the curriculum Veteran and new teachers alike will find an abundance of fresh ideas to teach reading while helping students build confidence, increase academic achievement, and develop critical thinking skills. |
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