When kids can't read
Subtitle: what teachers can do : a guide for teachers, 6-12
By: Kylene Beers.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Portsmouth, NH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
Subjects: Reading -- Remedial teaching; Reading (Middle school); Reading (Secondary)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-378) and index.
Table of contents: title: A defining moment; title: Creating independent readers; title: Assessing dependent readers' needs; title: Explicit instruction in comprehension; title: Learning to make an inference; title: Frontloading meaning: pre-reading strategies; title: Constructing meaning: during-reading strategies; title: Extending meaning: after-reading strategies; title: Vocabulary: figuring out what words mean; title: Fluency and automaticity; title: Word recognition: what's after "sound it out"?; title: Spelling: from words lists to how words work; title: Creating the confidence to respond; title: Finding the right book; title: A final letter to George.