Overview

Brief and accessible, the sixth edition of Remediating Reading Difficulties defines specific reading skills and problems and then presents practical, easy-to-implement activities and strategies for correcting these problems. Although especially helpful for children with diagnosed difficulties, this quick-reference guide effectively reinforces skills that are useful to all children, including those who are limited English proficient or are speakers of other languages.

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Author:   Sharon Crawley ,  King Merritt
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780078110245

ISBN 10:   0078110246
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   16 February 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   0078110319
Format:   Spiral bound
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

UNIT I: EMERGENT/BEGINNING LITERACY SKILLS 1: Concepts of Print 2: Letter Identification 3: Phonological Awareness UNIT II: WORD ANALYSIS SKILLS 4: Sight Word Recognition 5: Picture Clues 6: Phonic Analysis7: Syllabic Analysis UNIT III: VOCABULARY 8: Graphic Organizers 9: Morphology 10: Context 11: Word Relationships 12: Extending an Interest in Vocabulary UNIT IV: FLUENCY 13: Major Fluency Strategies 14: Fluency Miscues 15: Decreasing Faulty Habits UNIT V: TEXT COMPREHENSION16: Preparing Students to Read 17: Organizational Structures 18: Elaborative Structures 19: Questioning Structures 20. Teaching StructuresUNIT VI: STUDY SKILLS 21: Adjusting Reading Rate 22: Memory and StudyAids 23: Listening UNIT VII: AFFECTIVE AREAS 24: Improving Self-Concept 25: Developing Interests 26: Suggestions for Parents UNIT VIII: SPECIALIZED APPROACHES 27: Kinesthetic Method 28: Neurological Impress Method 29: Reading Recovery Method 30: Language Experience UNIT IX: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 31: Characteristics of English Language Learners 32: Teaching English Language LearnersAPPENDIX A: Major Word Analysis Generalizations APPENDIX B: Word Lists for Word Analysis Elements APPENDIX C: Common Phonograms (Rimes) APPENDIX D: Developing a Teaching Kit APPENDIX E: Award-Winning Books APPENDIX F: Teachers’ Resources for Finding BooksAPPENDIX G: Phonics, Assessment, Struggling and Emergent Readers APPENDIX H: High Interest, Low Vocabulary, ESL, ELL, ABEAPPENDIX I: Handwriting, Technology, Teachers’ ResourcesAPPENDIX J: Publishing Companies References Index

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Sharon J. Crawley is currently a professor at Florida Atlantic University teaching diagnosis, content reading, and reading in elementary school. She received her Ed.D. from the University of Houston. She is also the author of Strategies for Guiding Content Reading (Allyn & Bacon) and Jamestown Heritage Readers (Jamestown Publications).

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