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33 Ways to Help with Reading: Supporting Children Who Struggle with Basic Skills
Contributor(s): Hickey, Raewyn (Author)

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ISBN: 0415448875     ISBN-13: 9780415448871
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE: $50.30  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2009
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Teachers and teaching assistants will welcome this practical resource of games and activities to use when working with children who have difficulty learning the basic skills of reading.

With activities that are designed so that pupils with a range of learning styles can benefit from them, this book provides a range of games and activities which will keep children motivated to learn those 'hard-to-remember' basic skills. These practical, fun ideas involve a range of kinaesthetic and auditory approaches, rather than the more traditional reliance on visual learning when teaching reading.

The tried and tested activities can be used one-to-one with individual children, with groups or the whole class and require little or no preparation.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Language Experience Approach
- Education | Elementary
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Reading & Phonics
Dewey: 372.43
LCCN: 2008012952
Series: Thirty Three Ways to Help With....
Physical Information: 0.32" H x 8.26" W x 11.64" L (0.74 lbs) 120 pages
Features: Illustrated
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 218
 
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Publisher Description:

Thirty Three Ways to Help with Reading equips teachers and teaching assistants with a wide range of practical resources to help children who are having difficulties learning the basic skills of reading.

By providing a range of activities and games which engage children and encourage motivation in the classroom, the book provides ready-to-use material that doesn't need lengthy forward preparation. These practical and fun ideas incorporate a range of learning styles, using kinaesthetic and auditory techniques, which put the emphasis on 'games' rather than 'work'. The activities are therefore ideal for use with children who do not benefit from a traditional approach to reading. The book works step-by-step through activities which cover the key stages in the process of learning to read:

  • Learning letters
  • Recalling frequently used words
  • Hearing sounds in words
  • Blending sounds
  • Reading for meaning

The 'how to help' approach of the book is ideal for teachers and teaching assistants wanting to give quality learning experiences for those children experiencing difficulties with reading. With all the resources needed for the games included, the book provides quick and easy to use ideas, which can be implemented instantly in the classroom.

The Routledge '33 ways...' series of practical 'how-to' books is for teachers, teaching assistants and SENCOs who are in need of fresh ideas to teach pupils in their care who are struggling with basic skills. It provides them with the tools to make good provision for a range of children in their class, and are planned to be a resource from which they can extract ideas and materials without having to plough through chapters of theory and research.

Raewyn Hickey is an experienced classroom teacher who has worked in both the Literacy Initiative for Teachers project in Westminster and as a consultant for the Primary Strategy.

 
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