Why Reading Is Hard: Viewers Guide - Softcover

Clair, Nancy

 
9781887744676: Why Reading Is Hard: Viewers Guide

Synopsis

Teaching children to read is highly skilled work, and teaching children whose first language is not English can be particularly challenging. This video and viewers' guide help educators discover crucial, sophisticated literacy skills that students need but that are second nature to mature readers. The video helps viewers see what's hard about reading words and reading text, and how teachers can analyze the academic English of texts to support students' reading. Viewers come away from watching it better able to observe their own students' reading and choose appropriate instructional strategies. These materials offer essential insights into reading for professional developers, teacher educators, teachers, and others who seek to improve literacy instruction for all students.

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