Solutions for Reading Comprehension: Strategic Interventions for Striving Learners, K-6

By Linda HoytKelly DavisJane Olson, et al.

Book Overview

"Every classroom has readers who struggle with texts. Whatever their challenges, it is our job as teachers to help them negotiate the texts of their world."

Linda Hoyt

Classroom-ready solutions to support K-6 striving readers at your fingertips

In elementary classrooms across America, there are increasing numbers of students with specialized learning needs--striving readers who need additional support to reach their academic potential. Linda Hoyt and colleagues support these learners with strategic interventions and tools in this easy-to-use handbook for whole class, small group, and one-to-one instruction.

Dip into the three parts--Nonfiction, Fiction, and Assessment--where commonly-asked questions from teachers like you frame a menu of solutions covering a variety of instructional possibilities. Following each question you'll find:

Side-by-Side Observations--portraits of striving readers and the tools and solutions that will benefit their development Solutions--a wealth of instructional tools and scaffolds to support K-6 readers Formative assessment tools--reading records, observation checklists, story maps, and more--also available in a customizable format on the accompanying CD-ROM.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325029679
• ISBN13: 9780325029672
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 6