The Power of Effective Reading Instruction

Without building strong reading skills, students often struggle to perform well in school and in life. Author Karen Gazith, through neuroscience, research-supported tools, and strategies, explores how children learn to read and how it should inform effective reading practices in schools. K–12 educators with this guide will find resources and reproducible tools to implement reading instruction and interventions, no matter the subject taught.

K–12 teachers and leaders will:

• Learn what neuroscience research says about how children learn to read, why some students struggle to read, and how this knowledge informs best practices
• Understand the big five of reading and how to apply each element in their teaching<
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• Gain strategies that target fundamental reading skills, like decoding and fluency
• Master instructional approaches like acceleration, push-in and pull-out, and anchor activities to support students who are off track

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Neuroscience of Reading
Chapter 2: The Big Five of Literacy
Chapter 3: Reading and Response to Intervention
Chapter 4: Reading Instruction Across Content Areas
Chapter 5: Models for Reading Support
Chapter 6: Strategic Teaching and Learning
References and Resources
Index