Full Description
Incorporate a multi-tiered approach to literacy instruction and increase your students strategic thinking in reading and writing!Literacy experts, Robin Wisniewski, Nancy Padak, and Timothy Rasinski, explore the major components essential to creating an effective literacy program that supports all students. The authors present teachers with friendly tips and research-based strategies for implementing a Response to Intervention framework in their own schools and provide guidance on how to make instructional decisions for students who have fallen behind in reading. In particular, the authors focus on identifying effective elements of instruction and offer suggestions for instructional modifications in the classroom.
Contents
SERIES INTRODUCTIONPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GUIDE The National Reading Panel Report Professional Development in Literacy Using the Books Overview of Book Content CHAPTER 1: LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US? Who Are Students with Special Needs? Why is it Important to Focus on Students with Special Needs? How Can I Help Learners with Special Needs Improve Their Reading? Professional Development Suggestions CHAPTER 2: ASSESSING LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDSBig IdeasEvaluate Your Current Assessment PracticesIdeas for Assessment Progress Monitoring for All StudentsPlans for ChangeProfessional Development Suggestions CHAPTER 3: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDSGuiding Principles for InstructionProfessional Development Suggestion Instructional Planning: Some GuidelinesStrategy SuggestionsAdapting Instruction to Meet Students' NeedsProfessional Development Suggestions CHAPTER 4: BEYOND STRATEGIESEnglish Language Learners as Students with Special NeedsReading Activities at HomeSpecial Needs and Special EducationProfessional Development SuggestionsCHAPTER 5: RESOURCESWebsites Print Teacher ResourcesAPPENDIX ABook Club IdeasAPPENDIX BPhonemic Awareness and Phonics ResourcesAPPENDIX CNotesREFERENCES
