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40 Ways to support struggling readers in content classrooms, grades 6-12

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Mcewan, Elaine K. Unknown Corwin (Thousand Oaks, California, 2013) Unknown 9781412952064 Unknown First edition. READING-REMEDIAL TEACHING; Includes bibliographical references and index; “The book's major strengths are its ease of use and the range of approaches to address many different reading issues. You can read straight through for a host of ideas, or you can pinpoint exactly which kind of strategy to explore.” —Kristie Mary Betts, English Teacher Peak to Peak High School, Lafayette, CO “Bottom line: This book is reader friendly! Teachers in the content areas can quickly and easily find specific ideas to help students.” —Barbara L. Townsend, Reading Specialist Elkhorn Area School District, WI Help for students who are overwhelmed, feel confused, can't remember, lack language skills, or just don't get it. In today's era of accountability, teachers are expected to help all secondary students understand complex concepts and ideas and demonstrate proficiency on high-stakes tests. To promote success for struggling ...
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Chapter 1: Teach the Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
Chapter 2: Engage in Teacher and Student Think-Alouds Daily
Chapter 3: Teach Students How to Activate Prior Knowledge and Make Connections to New Knowledge
Chapter 4: Teach Students How to Infer
Chapter 5: Teach Students How to Monitor Their Comprehension
Chapter 6: Teach Students How to Ask Questions
Chapter 7: Teach Students How to Question the Author
Chapter 8: Teach Students How to Search and Select
Chapter 9: Teach Students How to Summarize
Chapter 10: Teach Students How to Graphically Organize Text and Concepts by Chunking
Chapter 11: Use and Teach Concept Maps
Chapter 12: Teach Students How to Mark Text as They Read
Chapter 13: Provide Advance Organizers Before Lessons
Chapter 14: Use the I Do It, We Do It, You Do It Lesson Plan
Chapter 15: Provide Models, Examples, and Nonexamples
Chapter 16: Preview and Preteach Critical Concepts and Vocabulary
Chapter 17: Check Frequently for Understanding
Chapter 18: Assess for Learning and for Grading
Chapter 19: Use and Teach Content Vocabulary Daily
Chapter 20: Teach Academic Vocabulary
Chapter 21: Teach Vocabulary Using Graphic Organizers
Chapter 22: Reduce the Cognitive Load
Chapter 23: Teach the Structure of Your Discipline
Chapter 24: Use Easy Nonfiction to Build Background Knowledge
Chapter 25: Determine What's Hard for Students and Teach It
Chapter 26: Provide Easy-to-Read Short Articles Based on Content Standards
Chapter 27: Assign Oral-Assisted Repeated Reading of Content Text
Chapter 28: Use a Variety of Oral Reading Approaches
Chapter 29: Vary Your Models, Moves, and Activities
Chapter 30: Design Interactive Lessons
Chapter 31: Use the Cooperative Learning Model
Chapter 32: Create Content-Based Cooperative Games and Activities
Chapter 33: Vary Your Seating and Grouping Arrangements
Chapter 34: Give Students Reasons for Reading
Chapter 35: Develop and Use Scoring Rubrics
Chapter 36: Increase Wait Time
Chapter 37: Build in Frequent Processing Breaks
Chapter 38: Use and Teach Mnemonic Devices
Chapter 39: Schedule Writing in Response to Reading on a Regular Basis
Chapter 40: Expect Students to Activate, Connect, and Summarize Daily

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