ERIC Number: ED361662
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: 421
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-87628-249-4
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Complete Reading Disabilities Handbook: Ready-To-Use Techniques for Teaching Reading Disabled Students.
Miller, Wilma H.
Intended for elementary and middle school reading and learning disability teachers, this book presents easy-to-follow explanations of the various causes of reading disabilities and over 100 reproducible assessment devices, corrective activity sheets, and other aids. The book also includes: case studies of children showing how reading problems are caused by different kinds of factors; a complete individual reading Inventory; step-by-step directions for using oral reading miscue analysis effectively; a description of the contemporary Reading Recovery Program; and specific strategies for use with learning handicapped children. Chapters in the book are: (1) What Are Reading Disabilities?; (2) General Guidelines and Materials for Diagnosing Reading Disabilities; (3) Ready-to-Use Materials for Diagnosing Disabilities in the Word-Identification Techniques; (4) Ready-to-Use Materials for Diagnosing Disabilities in Comprehension and Basic Study Skills; (5) Ready-to-Use Strategies and Activities for Correcting Disabilities in the Word-Identification Techniques; (6) Ready-to-Use Strategies and Activities for Correcting Disabilities in Comprehension and Basic Study Skills; and (7) Special Strategies and Delivery Systems for Teaching Reading Skills to Disabled Readers and Learning-Handicapped Students. Appendixes provide lists of: computer software publishers; materials for use in a reading improvement program with either disabled readers or learning-handicapped students; test publishers; and publishers of reading materials and reading software. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Reading Comprehension, Reading Diagnosis, Reading Difficulties, Reading Strategies, Remedial Reading, Student Evaluation, Study Skills, Word Recognition
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Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Books
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center for Applied Research in Education, Inc., New York, NY.
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