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Baumer, Bernice H. – 1996
Designed for parents and teachers of students with dyslexia, this book uses accessible terms, charts, graphics, and lesson plans to provide step-by-step instructions for teaching reading. Part 1 of the book discusses different types of learning disabilities, followed by case studies that illustrate how children overcame each particular disability.…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Drills (Practice), Dyslexia
Pinnell, Gay Su; Fountas, Irene C. – 1997
Designed to assist literacy volunteers, this handbook explains specific ways to guide a young child's successful journey into literacy. The handbook includes 10 specific ways of working with children, with guides and suggestions for each; many book lists, including multicultural titles at several grade levels; concrete suggestions; sample lesson…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Emergent Literacy, Lesson Plans, Literature Appreciation
Download full textSmith, Carl B. – 2000
This book offers suggestions to help parents make their children successful readers and learners. The first chapter, Getting Started, discusses setting an example, being a tutor, creating a positive environment, and letting children be the stars. The second chapter, The Reading Process: Building Meaning, discusses setting a purpose, stages of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Learning Activities, Parents as Teachers
EdSource, Inc., Palo Alto, CA. – 1997
Responding to a call to action by California's state leaders to make reading instruction in the early grades a top priority in the public schools, this booklet discusses California's new K-3 reading program. It begins with a discussion of what prompted this new focus on reading, and then discusses the four major elements of a balanced reading…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Primary Education
Zakariya, Sally Banks – American School Board Journal, 1985
Evaluates the report of the Commission on Reading, "Becoming a Nation of Readers," which focuses on giving attention to classroom teaching, testing, and teacher education. It gives recommendations for changes in the way reading is taught and includes the list of 17 recommmendations from the report. (MD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Change
National Italian American Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1983
The reading activities collected in this handbook were used in parent workshops organized to increase the involvement of parents of Italian descent in teaching their children reading skills. The goal of the lessons was to increase parents' activities directed toward reading skills and to familiarize parents with what their children were learning…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Critical Reading, Elementary Education, Home Study
Direct linkTaylor, Rosemarye T. – Corwin Press, 2006
In contrast to the primary grades when children are learning to read, students in grades 4 through 12 are expected to learn content as they read, yet they may still struggle with reading basics. This book provides a realistic and systematic process for improving reading and writing while enhancing content knowledge and skills. Based on proven…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Secondary Education, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reading
