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Duffy, a former classroom teacher and professor emeritus at Michigan State University, shows how to explain 22 major reading skills, related to vocabulary development, comprehension, word recognition, and fluency, to students having trouble learning to read. Ways to explain each skill are illustrated with examples that teachers can use as starting points for developing lessons tailored to student needs. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Exemplary teacher research has established that explicit teaching plays a vital role in the K-8 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 22 major skills and strategies associated with vocabulary development, comprehension, word recognition, and fluency. Ways to explain each skill or 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 explanation 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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