| Edition |
5th ed. |
| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Brief and accessible, the fifth edition defines specific reading skills and problems and then presents practical, easy-to-implement activities and strategies for correcting these problems."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
UNIT I: EMERGENT/BEGINNING LITERACY SKILLS -- 1. Concepts of Print -- Environmental Print -- Language Experience -- 2. Letter Identification -- 3. Phonemic Awareness -- Hearing and Generating Rhyming Words -- Hearing Initial Phonemes -- Segmenting Words into Phonemes -- Blending Sounds into Words -- UNIT II: WORD ANALYSIS SKILLS -- 4. Sight Word Recognition -- 5. Picture Clues -- 6. Phonic Analysis -- Teaching Consonants -- Teaching Vowels -- 7. Syllabic Analysis -- UNIT III: VOCABULARY -- 8. Graphic Organizers -- Word Walls -- Logo and Pictomaps -- Semantic Maps -- Definition Word Maps -- Semantic Feature Analysis -- 9. Morphology -- Compound Words -- Contractions -- Affixes and Root Words -- 10. Context -- 11. Word Relationships -- Synonyms -- Homophones (Homonymns) -- Homographs/Multiple Meanings/Figurative Language -- 12. Extending an Interest in Vocabulary -- UNIT IV: FLUENCY -- 13. Major Fluency Strategies -- Repeated Readings -- Choral Reading -- Echo Reading -- Paired Reading -- Radio Reading -- Readers' Theater -- Tape-Assisted Reading -- 14. Fluency Miscues -- Decreasing Reversals -- Decreasing Omissions -- Decreasing Substitutions -- Decreasing Nonpronunciations -- Decreasing Repetitions -- Decreasing Insertions -- 15. Decreasing Faulty Habits -- Subvocalization and Lip Movements -- Finger Pointing -- Head Movements -- UNIT V: TEXT COMPREHENSION -- 16. Preparing Students to Read -- Preparational Stratagies -- Brainstorming -- K-W-L -- List-Group-Label -- Anticipation Guide -- Probable Passages -- Think Sheet -- 17. Organizational Structures -- Guidelines for Shared Reading -- Details and Listing -- Sequence and Following Directions -- Main Ideas -- Comparison/Contrast -- Cause/Effect 1 -- Summarizing and Story Structure -- 18. Elaborative Structures -- Inferences -- Critical/Evaluative Literacy -- Forming Mental Images -- Metacognition -- 19. Questioning Structures -- Guidelines for Asking Questions -- Think-Alouds -- Questioning the Author -- ReQuest -- Reciprocal Teaching -- Inquiry Charts -- 20. Teaching Structures -- Guided Reading Procedures -- Directed Reading Activity (DRA) -- Directed Reading-Thinking Activity (DRTA) -- UNIT VI: STUDY SKILLS -- 21. Adjusting Reading Rate -- Increasing Rate -- Decreasing Rate -- Skimming -- Scanning -- 22. Memory and Study Aids -- SQ3R -- Three-Column Read/Recall Chart -- Outlining -- Text Mark-Ups -- Think-Pair-Write-Share -- Mnemonics -- Personal Planning and Organization -- 23. Listening -- UNIT VII: AFFECTIVE AREAS -- 24. Improving Self-Concept -- 25. Developing Interests -- Literature Circles -- Interest Inventory -- 26. Suggestions for Parents -- Generic Activities -- More Specific Activities -- Activities for Parents of ESL Students -- Parent (Guardian) Interview -- UNIT VIII: SPECIALIZED APPROACHES -- 27. Kinesthetic Method -- 28. Neurological Impress Method -- 29. Reading Recovery Method -- 30. Language Experience -- UNIT IX: SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES -- 31. Characteristics of ESL Students -- Characteristics of ESL Students/Schools in Native Countries -- Language Interference -- 32. Teaching ESL Students -- General Suggestions -- Suggestions for Reading/Literacy -- Appendix A Major Word Analysis Generalizations -- Appendix B Word Lists for Word Analysis Elements -- Appendix C Common Phonograms (Rimes) -- Appendix D Developing a Teaching Kit -- Appendix E Award-Winning Books A-33 -- Appendix F Trade Books for Challenged Readers -- Appendix G Commercial Books, Kits, and Workbooks for Instruction -- Appendix H Multimedia, Including Games, Software, Electronics, and Writing Activities -- Appendix I Publishing Companies -- References -- Index. |
| Subject |
Reading -- Remedial teaching.
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Reading -- Remedial teaching.
(OCoLC)fst01090669
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| Added Author |
Merritt, King, 1933-
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| ISBN |
9780073131092 |
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0073131091 |
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