Find concrete ways to support unwilling, unengaged, or struggling readers! This professional resource includes easy-to-implement classroom strategies and activities to help teachers reach reluctant readers. Have your students mastered the art of avoiding reading? Written by English teacher and literacy expert Heidi Crumrine, 50 Strategies for Reluctant Readers gives educators ideas for how to provide a variety of reading opportunities for students who don’t like to read. These quick, accessible strategies are perfect for getting readers engaged and excited. From building literacy to fostering a love of reading, this book offers K–12 teachers the support they need to help reluctant readers thrive.

"This detailed book outlines the characteristics of reluctant readers, strategies for reading success, how to overcome barriers and more" Cf. Our choice, 1999-2000.

Find concrete ways to support unwilling, unengaged, or struggling readers! This professional resource includes easy-to-implement classroom strategies and activities to help teachers reach reluctant readers. Have your students mastered the art of avoiding reading? Written by English teacher and literacy expert Heidi Crumrine, 50 Strategies for Reluctant Readers gives educators ideas for how to provide a variety of reading opportunities for students who don't like to read. These quick, accessible strategies are based on the science of reading and are perfect for getting readers engaged and excited. From building literacy to fostering a love of reading, this book offers K–12 teachers the support they need to help reluctant readers thrive.

The founder of the Benchmark School offers a researched-based interactive learning model which provides a proven approach for helping struggling students become better readers, thinkers, learners, and problem solvers.

Take immediate action to raise your students’ reading achievement. Starting now, say no to dismal reading comprehension statistics. This professional guide was written to instantly address today’s challenging classrooms. Using educational data to identify each student’s strengths and weaknesses is critical to planning appropriate core instruction plus tier 2 and 3 strategic interventions. You will learn how to implement the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework; how to pinpoint a student’s basic reading skills; and how to continuously monitor their progress so that you know when to use targeted curriculum materials(e.g., hi-lo books) that support reading success.

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This practical book focuses on three distinct types of struggling readers that teachers will instantly recognize from their own classrooms--the Catch-On Reader, the Catch-Up Reader, and the Stalled Reader. Detailed case studies bring to life the specific problems these students are likely to face and illustrate research-based instructional strategies that can help get learning back on track. The book also illuminates the causes and consequences of literacy difficulties, giving K-6 teachers a better understanding of how to meet the needs of each child. A comprehensive appendix provides dozens of informal assessment devices, ready to photocopy and use. Other user-friendly features include annotated bibliographies of key research, descriptions of commercial materials and curricula designed for each type of learner, and information on technology resources. Photocopy Rights: The Publisher grants individual book purchasers nonassignable permission to reproduce selected materials in this book for professional use. For details and limitations, see copyright page. Key Features: * Struggling readers are a major focus of current teaching and legislation. * Extended case studies provide realistic instructional examples. * Research base evident throughout. * Covers the causes and consequences of reading difficulties as well as how to help.

Compiles and annotates YALSA's "Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults" and "Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers." Includes theme lists.

'I hate reading!' is a statement that librarians and teachers frequently hear from young adults. In this book, the author addresses the issue of aliteracy - when one has the ability to read but chooses not to - in young people aged 10-15.

"Lanning reduces the long list of skills and strategies found in curriculum documents into four key comprehension strategies, setting out a very workable plan for enhancing reading comprehension." —Richard Allington, Professor of Education University of Tennessee "These four powerful strategies come to the rescue with detailed and engaging lessons and examples for guided reading instruction. The clarity and insight make this book a must-read for elementary and middle school reading specialists and classroom teachers." —H. Lynn Erickson, Educational Consultant Author, Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction Focused techniques to help struggling readers strengthen comprehension skills! Children who struggle with reading by the time they reach third grade risk falling further behind as they progress through school. This important resource presents four targeted, research-based comprehension strategies to help struggling readers in small group settings understand what they read. Four Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Grades 3–8 shows teachers how to support students′ reading comprehension by teaching the strategies that highly effective readers use: summarizing, creating meaningful connections, self-regulating, and inferring. The author examines how, why, and when to use each strategy and what each strategy looks like in practice. The book also covers: A gradual-release approach that begins with teacher-directed instruction and leads to student-directed learning as skills increase Specific teaching techniques to use with each strategy Detailed lesson examples for reading instruction and content area reading Reflections in each strategy chapter The underlying principles in the book make these powerful strategies relevant for all elementary teachers, literacy coaches, and instructional leaders working to help students learn to read for deep understanding.