Best Practices for Teaching Reading is the fifth book of a five-volume series: The collection also includes Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies, Best Practices for Teaching Writing, Best Practices for Teaching Science, and Best Practices for Teaching Math.
This unique guide provides exemplary teaching practices from award-winning teachers who are willing to share their expertise. These are the teachers we read about in journals and magazines, the teachers who win grants, fellowships, and contests. Enjoy “poking your nose” into great classrooms!
With 40 classroom-tested strategies from award-winning teachers, this book offers guidance for teaching reading to elementary and secondary learners with diverse learning styles and abilities.
Contents:
PART I: Reading in K–6 Classrooms
Reading From the First Day of School
Ten Steps to Great Readers
All for the Love of Reading: A Book Is a Gift
Establishing a Summer Reading Program
Teaching Reading Strategies Through the Analysis of Visual Art
Using "Word Work" to Improve Decoding
Reading Aloud: Comprehending, Not Word Calling
Comprehension: Making Connections to Text
Incorporating Drama and Writing: Performing a Mystery Play
Social Studies: Reading About Life in the 1800s
Social Studies: Reading the Vietnam Memorial Wall
To Read or Not to Read: Shakespeare With Fourth Graders
Reaching Fifth Graders With Novel Study
Reading Kinesthetically
Reading and Writing: A Reciprocal Process
Reading Beyond the Lines: Students With Autistic Disorders
Encouraging Biliteracy
PART II Reading in Grades 7–12
Reflective Practice in the Teaching of Adolescent Reading
I Hate Reading!
The "I Hate Reading" Club
You Simply Need to Love It!
Digging Deeper for Comprehension
Using Wonder Journals to Teach Research Reading and Writing Skills
Make It Your Own! A Vocabulary Activity
Teaching Reading in the Math Classroom
Reading the Language of Mathematics
"Who in the World Are You?" An Interdisciplinary Project
Using Self-Publishing as a Gateway for Critical Reading
Score a BINGO in Reading
Short-Cycle Assessment in a Reading Workshop: A Collaboration Between Teacher and Student
English News & Views for Grade 11 includes: a topic-based syllabus, coverage of all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing, vocabulary development, project work, regular revision, tips for essay writing.
