The NEW edition of Improving Reading is full of ideas for teachers who work with individual students or groups of students in reading. Several new strategies are included to strengthen oral reading, expand comprehension, work with parents, motivate and engage students in reading, and master a variety of word identification strategies. Starting with the Quick Reference Guide at the beginning of the book, this easy-to-use format aides teachers in identifying students' weaknesses in reading and leads to strategies, ideas, and resources that will help students learn to read. Improving Reading is organized in an easy-to-use format containing these outstanding features:
- Perspective & Strategies presents insights and offers strategies and activities to help students who need intervention.
- Teaching Strategies contain one or more ways to help students learn a skill or technique. Each strategy describes the "behavior observed" and the "anticipated outcome."
- Practice & Reinforcement activities offer numerous ideas for helping students to practice what they have learned.
- Games describe whole-class, small-group, or individual games to help students practice and refine strategies.
- NEW TO THIS EDITION: A CD-ROM included with each book contains reproducibles for student activities and overhead masters.
- Technology Resources in the form of web site descriptions and addresses.