Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Grades 3-8

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<p>"Lanning reduces the long list of skills and strategies found in curriculum documents into four key comprehension strategies, setting out a very workable plan for enhancing reading comprehension."<br/>—Richard Allington, Professor of Education<br/>University of Tennessee</p><p>"These four powerful strategies come to the rescue with detailed and engaging lessons and examples for guided reading instruction. The clarity and insight make this book a must-read for elementary and middle school reading specialists and classroom teachers."<br/>—H. Lynn Erickson, Educational Consultant<br/>Author, Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction</p><p>Focused techniques to help struggling readers strengthen comprehension skills!<br/><br/>Children who struggle with reading by the time they reach third grade risk falling further behind as they progress through school. This important resource presents four targeted, research-based comprehension strategies to help struggling readers in small group settings understand what they read. </p><p>Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Grades 3–8 shows teachers how to support students′ reading comprehension by teaching the strategies that highly effective readers use: summarizing, creating meaningful connections, self-regulating, and inferring. The author examines how, why, and when to use each strategy and what each strategy looks like in practice. The book also covers:</p>A gradual-release approach that begins with teacher-directed instruction and leads to student-directed learning as skills increaseSpecific teaching techniques to use with each strategyDetailed lesson examples for reading instruction and content area reading Reflections in each strategy chapter<p>The underlying principles in the book make these powerful strategies relevant for all elementary teachers, literacy coaches, and instructional leaders working to help students learn to read for deep understanding. </p>