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Armbruster, Bonnie B.; Lehr, Fran; Osborn, Jean – 2001
The understanding of "what works" in reading is dynamic and fluid, subject to ongoing review and assessment through serious research. While there are no easy answers or quick solutions for optimizing reading achievement, an extensive knowledge base now exists to show people the skills children must learn in order to read well. This guide, designed…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Primary Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2000
Although reading instruction alone can teach students many of the skills and strategies they require for reading content area materials successfully, students also must have ample opportunities to apply these skills and strategies in "real" reading situations--that is, as they read in the content areas. Specifically, teachers can provide…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension
Stenner, A. Jackson – 1999
The Lexile Framework provides teachers with tools to help them link the results of reading assessment with subsequent instruction, focuses on appropriate-level curriculum for readers at all educational levels, and is designed to be flexible enough to use alongside any type of reading program. Suggested areas for application of this system include:…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Readability Formulas, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Fluency
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Darling, Sharon – Reading Teacher, 2005
The author asserts that "Children benefit when teachers and parents reinforce the same concepts and ideas. For this to happen, teachers and parents must have some knowledge of what happens in the classroom and what happens at home that support reading acquisition." In this article, the author describes several strategies that teachers can share…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers, Reading Instruction, Phonemes
S. Jay Samuels; Alan E. Farstrup – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2006
The editors of "What Research Has to Say about Reading Instruction" present the most recent research on fluency and show how it can be put into practice. A resource for classroom teachers and teacher educators alike, the reader-friendly text offers a range of expert perspectives on the key aspects of fluency such as: (1) history and…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction
Daly, Edward J., III; Chafouleas, Sandra; Skinner, Christopher H. – Guilford Publications, 2004
This comprehensive, user-friendly guide meets a growing need for school psychologists and other practitioners called on to work with struggling readers and their teachers. Presented are a systematic framework and a wealth of step-by-step strategies for targeting key areas of literacy development: phonological awareness, fluency, and comprehension.…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Intervention, Educational Strategies
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 2002
The activities in this manual are drawn from converging research evidence on the effectiveness of critical components to early reading success. These instructional elements include: phonological awareness, fluent reading in a variety of texts, comprehension strategies and vocabulary development, decoding strategies, and word analysis. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Lesson Plans, Reading Comprehension
Barchers, Suzanne; Pfeffinger, Charla – Teacher Ideas Press, 2005
After more than a decade in print, "Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers" continues to outsell all comparable books on Readers Theatre. "More RTBR" capitalizes on both the popularity of "Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers" and the emphasis on fluency due to the recommendations of the National Reading Panel.…
Descriptors: Scripts, Readability Formulas, Readability, Beginning Reading
McEwan, Elaine K. – 2002
This practical book offers teachers at all levels the understanding and motivation they need to teach children to read--especially those students who need help the most. The book provides educators with the most current reading research about how students learn, regardless of age or grade, and helps them understand that learning to read is only…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Language Arts, Learning Strategies
Idaho State Department of Education, 2004
This instructional support guide describes the national-level research that forms the foundation of the Idaho Reading Initiative. It includes information about the items chosen for the Idaho Reading Indicator, as well as practical suggestions to help bring best practices to the classroom. The following sections are included in the guide: (1)…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Phonological Awareness, Reading Tests, Test Items
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Downs, John; Morin, Suzann – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1990
Procedures are presented for improving the reading fluency and comprehension of students with mild handicaps, through use of the neurological impress method and repeated readings method with some modifications. Precision teaching techniques are used in conjunction with these methods, to measure performance, monitor improvement, and design…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Mild Disabilities, Precision Teaching, Reading Comprehension
Tankersley, Karen – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005
In this book, Karen Tankersley provides a multiplicity of practical, research-based reading strategies tailored specifically for use with older students. These students may no longer have a reading class as part of the school day, but they are still developing their reading skills--and every teacher contributes to that effort. As in her previous…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, National Competency Tests, Reading Instruction, Phonics
Tyner, Beverly; Green, Sharon E. – International Reading Association (NJ3), 2005
Teachers at the intermediate level can now take advantage of the small-group differentiated reading model introduced to the early learning community in Beverly Tyner's bestseller of 2004. This classroom-tested, research-based model supports reading, writing, and spelling as integrated processes. Differentiated instruction can help the reader meet…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Models, Small Group Instruction, Reading Instruction
McKenna, Michael C. – 2002
Intended as a practical resource, this book presents research-based instructional strategies for use with struggling readers in the upper elementary and middle grades. The book offers ideas for engaging students and developing the key components of successful reading: vocabulary, comprehension, word recognition, and fluency. Each chapter in the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Middle Schools
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Zutell, Jerry; Rasinski, Timothy V. – Theory into Practice, 1991
Examines key concepts in a thorough understanding of fluent oral reading, noting such fluency is often neglected in classroom reading instruction. The article outlines procedures, activities, and instruments which encourage teachers to attend closely to students' oral reading fluency. With sufficient training, teachers can become accurate judges…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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