The Complete Guide to Tutoring Struggling Readers - Mapping Interventions to Purpose and Ccss: 0 - Softcover

Fisher, Peter J.; Bates, Ann; Gurvitz, Debra J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807754943 ISBN 13: 9780807754948

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 2013

Synopsis

This authoritative, easy-to-use guide will help educators plan and implement intervention lessons for struggling readers that align with the English Language Arts Common Core State Standards. All three authors run successful summer reading programs and supervise tutors who are becoming reading specialists. In this comprehensive resource, they offer hands-on guidance for designing interventions across grades K–8, provide sample tutoring plans and lessons, and describe procedures for teaching print skills, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, and study skills. Including many user-friendly features, this book will help both new and experienced reading specialists ramp up instruction to assist all students in meeting the new standards. Book Features: A powerful set of field-tested tutoring activities for use with individual students and small groups. Student Profiles that include a matrix that matches interventions to CCSS. Adaptable examples of how particular methods have been used with students of varying ability and needs. Discussion Questions and Things to Think About at the end of each chapter.

About this title

About the Author

Peter J. Fisher is a professor of education at National College of Education of National Louis University (NLU). Ann Bates is a literacy educator who has been a classroom teacher, reading specialist, and assistant professor of reading and language at NLU. Debra J. Gurvitz directs the NLU Chicago campus off-site summer reading improvement program.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807754943
• ISBN 13: 9780807754948
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216