A third grade teacher describes her experience of dealing with a child who had reading difficulties. Close work with the student's mother and a reevaluation of how the students were assigned to reading groups lead to a striking improvement in the student's reading performance. (JD)

Provides before-, during-, and after-reading strategies to help students develop reading goals, monitor comprehension, and reflect on what they read. A reading wheel and student pages encourage practice of new strategies. Across the curriculum strategies are included for building comprehension in other curriculum areas. (SM)

The article explains how elementary teachers can strike a balance between whole language and traditional approaches to reading instruction, describing successful programs and sharing several teachers' suggestions for combining the two methods in the classroom. A list of reading resources is included. (SM)