Explaining Reading: A Resource for Teaching Concepts, Skills and Strategies (Solving Problems in Teaching of Literacy) - Softcover

Duffy, Gerald G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157230877X ISBN 13: 9781572308770

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2003

Synopsis

Exemplary teacher research has established that explicit teaching plays a vital role in the classroom, with particular benefits for struggling readers. This book is a practical resource for explaining reading to students who do not learn to read easily. Identified are twenty-two major skills and strategies associated with vocabulary development, comprehension, word recognition and fluency. Ways to explain each skill and strategy are illustrated with abundant concrete examples which teachers can use as starting points for developing lessons tailored to the needs, strengths and interests of their own students. The book also shows how to move from the teacher's explanations to the student's independent use of new concepts, and how to embed explicit teaching within a context of rich, engaging literacy experiences.

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About the Author

Gerald G. Duffy, EdD, is William E. Moran Distinguished Professor in Reading and Literacy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Previously, he spent 25 years at Michigan State University as a reading educator and researcher in classroom reading instruction. A former classroom teacher, past president of the National Reading Conference, and a member of the Reading Hall of Fame, he has written and edited a number of books on reading instruction. He has published well over 100 articles and research studies on reading strategy instruction and reading teacher effectiveness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157230877X
• ISBN 13: 9781572308770
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224