Reading Strategies for Elementary Students With Learning Difficulties: Strategies for RTI - Softcover

Bender, William N.; Larkin, Martha J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141296069X ISBN 13: 9781412960694

Publisher: Corwin, 2009

Synopsis

Packed with research-based strategies for use with RTI, this resource covers brain-compatible reading instruction for students with learning disabilities or reading difficulties.

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About the Authors

William N. Bender, PhD, has had a long and distinguished career in education, teaching in public school for several years and in higher education for some 26 years at Blue?eld State College in West Virginia, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and the University of Georgia. He has written 36 books in special and general education. With his retirement, he has stepped back from his rigorous workshop schedule, which as recently as 2016 included some 40 workshop days per year. While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted his work, he has written four historical ?ction novels and several educational books in recent years. He has delivered several professional development projects, including most recently a keynote for a virtual conference on project-based learning in Brazil in conjunction with his Corwin book Project-Based Learning (2012).

Martha J. Larkin taught public school students in general education and special education at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels for several years before beginning a career in higher education. She has authored and coauthored 17 journal articles, 10 book and monograph chapters, and 5 research reports and commissioned papers in education and special education. She specializes in instructional strategies, particularly for students with learning disabilities. Her specific teaching and research interests include scaffolded instruction, content enhancement, learning strategies, graphic organizers, and grading rubrics. She especially enjoys pursuing these interests in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics. She earned her PhD from the University of Alabama in 1999.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 141296069X
• ISBN 13: 9781412960694
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 270