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Successful reading assessments and interventions for struggling readers : lessons from literacy space / Deborah Ann Jensen and Jennifer A. Tuten.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Edition: First editionDescription: xiv, 213 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1137028637
  • 9781137028631
  • 1137028645
  • 9781137028648
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.43 23
LOC classification:
  • LB1050.5 .J46 2012
Contents:
Literacy Space -- Unique Qualities of Literacy Space -- Kouki: An English Language Learner -- Matthew: A Delayed Reader -- Samuel: A Disengaged Reader -- CJ: A Decoder -- Hannah: Possible Learning Disabilities -- Gabby: An Older Struggling Reader -- Bringing It to Your Classroom -- Involving Parents.
Summary: "Each struggling reader has a unique combination of strengths and areas that require targeted instruction. Through their work with teachers and children in an after school tutoring program, the authors have identified six types of struggling readers and offer suggestions for assessment and instruction for each type of struggling reader. The book shares lessons learned from the tutoring program that are applicable to the classroom. Suggestions of how teachers can outreach and involve parents, caregivers, and families is included"-- Provided by publisher.Summary: Offering an overview of the Master's in Literacy program at Hunter College, the authors share its special features including parental and familial involvement, and presents six profiles of struggling readers and successful intervention strategies.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Literacy Space -- Unique Qualities of Literacy Space -- Kouki: An English Language Learner -- Matthew: A Delayed Reader -- Samuel: A Disengaged Reader -- CJ: A Decoder -- Hannah: Possible Learning Disabilities -- Gabby: An Older Struggling Reader -- Bringing It to Your Classroom -- Involving Parents.

"Each struggling reader has a unique combination of strengths and areas that require targeted instruction. Through their work with teachers and children in an after school tutoring program, the authors have identified six types of struggling readers and offer suggestions for assessment and instruction for each type of struggling reader. The book shares lessons learned from the tutoring program that are applicable to the classroom. Suggestions of how teachers can outreach and involve parents, caregivers, and families is included"-- Provided by publisher.

Offering an overview of the Master's in Literacy program at Hunter College, the authors share its special features including parental and familial involvement, and presents six profiles of struggling readers and successful intervention strategies.

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