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Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6 Richard W. Strong

Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6 By Richard W. Strong

Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6 by Richard W. Strong

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Examines seven critical areas that can develop average or struggling readers into thoughtful, high-achieving A+ readers who can comprehend, analyze, and summarize different kinds of texts.

Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6 Summary

Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6: Differentiated Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers by Richard W. Strong

The clear explanations and examples make the book easy to read and understand so strategies can be immediately implemented in the classroom. This text will be an excellent addition to any teacher's professional library.
-Carol Gallegos, Literacy Coach
Hanford Elementary School District, CA

Give your elementary school students the tools to become thoughtful, high-achieving readers!

Strong reading skills are critical for students as they progress through the grade levels and face the reading challenges of the 21st century. Using research-based, differentiated strategies, Richard W. Strong, Harvey F. Silver, and Matthew J. Perini show how you can teach average or low-performing readers to become A+ readers who can comprehend, analyze, and summarize different kinds of texts.

Starting with a concise overview of recent research on successful readers, the authors explore seven key areas and corresponding strategies to help all readers achieve at high levels: identifying the main idea, reading fluency, vocabulary, inferential reading, questioning techniques, informal writing, and reading styles.

Complementing the best-selling Reading for Academic Success for grades 7-12, this hands-on guide features:

  • Practical applications that can be used across content areas and to support individual learning styles
  • The five common characteristics of A+ readers and special tips for nurturing those abilities in all students
  • Recommendations and tools for helping English Language Learners and students with special needs
  • Examples of student work and reproducible graphic organizers

Expressly designed for elementary school teachers, Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6, offers proven methods that can produce significant gains for all students and far-reaching results for your school!

Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6 Reviews

The clear explanations and examples make the book easy to read and understand so strategies can be immediately implemented in the classroom. This text will be an excellent addition to any teacher's professional library. -- Carol Gallegos, Literacy Coach

About Richard W. Strong

Richard W. Strong was vice president of Silver Strong & Associates and Thoughtful Education Press. A former teacher on the elementary and secondary levels, he served as a trainer/consultant to hundreds of school districts, teacher and professional organizations, and state departments of education. In addition, he was a leader in the movement for authentic assessment. As cofounder of the Institute for Community and Difference, Richard studied democratic teaching practices in public and private schools for more than ten years. A former district-level coordinator for gifted and talented education, Richard wrote and developed numerous books and products for educators. Harvey F. Silver, president of Silver Strong & Associates and Thoughtful Education Press, was named one of the 100 most influential teachers in the country. He has conducted numerous workshops for school districts and state education departments throughout the United States. He was the principal consultant for the Georgia Critical Thinking Skills Program and the Kentucky Thoughtful Education Teacher Leadership Program. Silver is the author of several educational bestsellers, including So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences and Teaching Styles and Strategies, both published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Design. With Richard Strong, Silver developed The Thoughtful Classroom-a renowned professional development program based on the commitment to make students as important as standards. Matthew J. Perini, director of publishing at Silver Strong & Associates, has authored curriculum guides, articles, and research studies on a wide range of topics, including learning styles, multiple intelligences, and effective teaching practices. Strong, Silver, and Perini have recently collaborated on Discovering Nonfiction: 25 Powerful Teaching Strategies, Grades 2-6; So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences; and Teaching What Matters Most: Standards and Strat egies for Raising Student Achievement.

Table of Contents

Introduction Acknowledgments About the Authors 1. What's the Big Idea? 2. From Notetaking to Notemaking 3. Cracking Vocabulary's CODE: An In-Depth Look at Three Units 4. Eyes-On, Minds-On Reading 5. A Question Is a Quest 6. Write to Read 7. Reading Styles: The Key to Reading Success References Index

Additional information

NLS9781412941761
9781412941761
1412941768
Reading for Academic Success, Grades 2-6: Differentiated Strategies for Struggling, Average, and Advanced Readers by Richard W. Strong
Richard W. Strong
New
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
2007-10-17
272
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