This professional development guide is designed for educators who work with secondary students who are struggling in reading and writing and who need intensive, individualized instruction to improve their skills. Examples of students for whom this guide is intended include: students with disabilities, English language learners, and low-achieving students. The guide includes specific instructional strategies on reading components based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) including word study, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. The guide also contains specific information on the critical features of effective reading instruction. It includes four sections of materials for workshop presenters. The first section, Professional Development, includes speaker's notes and activities to accompany each overhead transparency. The second section, Overheads, includes transparencies containing key points and activities for the workshop. The third section, Handouts, includes copies of the overhead transparencies for participants to take notes and additional activities that can be used with students. Instructional activities are provided to accompany those presented in the workshop. Additional instructional activity ideas are provided for each reading component: word study, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. The fourth section, references, contains information on 49 sources for further reading. (RS)