reading (secondary)

Explains the process of strategic teaching in mathematics that incorporates reading and includes vocabulary and text specific to reading in math such as symbols and word problems.

Describes a variety of motivational techniques designed to encourage young teens to read, including reading workshops, literature circles, book clubs, booktalks, and interdisciplinary and thematic units; and includes annotated lists of young adult literature.

Presents a guide to teaching reading comprehension skills for students in grades 6-12, including activities that emphasize connecting to background knowledge, making inferences and predictions, understanding word meanings, and organizing text information around main ideas and summaries.

The author examines ineffective remedial courses around the country, and offers alternatives that will address specific academic challenges many students face.

Explains SREs, Scaffolded Reading Experiences, what they are able to accomplish, and how to create their own SREs for adolescents students; including twenty-two types of activities, lesson plans, and guidance for assessing the difficulty of text and student performance.

The author, a reading specialist, shares some of the problems she has faced in her own classroom; explains how she addressed the dilemma, focusing on what good readers do to make sense of text; and offers suggestions teachers can use to make content more accessible.

Invites teachers to explore the question of whether or not they are good motivators, explains the theory behind enactment strategies, and describes techniques that may be used in the classroom to promote better reading comprehension.

Marilyn Reynolds shares techniques she has used to turn unmotivated students into lifelong readers and offers teachers advice on how they can do the same for their students.