Teaching Reading and Writing

A Guidebook for Tutoring and Remediating Students

By (author) Andrew P. Johnson

Publication date:

08 September 2008

Length of book:

272 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

240x161mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781578868421

BOOK DESCRIPTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

Providing a wealth of simple, research-based strategies for teaching reading and writing, this book is designed for each chapter to be accessible to teachers, tutors, parents, and paraprofessionals. Teaching Reading and Writing demonstrates that effective literacy instruction does not have to be complicated or expensive. Each chapter provides easy-to use techniques and with Internet search terms. This guide presents teaching methods that can be implemented without having to acquire additional books, packages, or other instructional devices. All you need is paper, pencil, books, teacher creativity and imagination, and a desire to help students.

Part 1 Background
Chapter 2 Defining Reading
Chapter 3 Four Language Processed Working Together
Chapter 4 How to Teach Reading
Chapter 5 A Balanced Reading Program
Part 6 How To Do It
Chapter 7 Establish a Baseline
Chapter 8 Develop a Love of Reading
Chapter 9 Context Clues
Chapter 10 Word Analysis: Using Word Families (Phonograms)
Chapter 11 Morphemic Analysis: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
Chapter 12 Sight Words: Most Frequent Word List
Chapter 13 Developing Fluency
Chapter 14 Vocabulary
Chapter 15 Comprehension Skills
Chapter 16 Strategies for Narrative Text
Chapter 17 More Strategies for Narrative Text
Chapter 18 Activities for Expository Text
Part 19 Teaching Writing
Chapter 20 The Process of Writing
Chapter 21 Strategies for Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing
Chapter 22 Authentic Writing, Writing Prompts
Chapter 23 Temporary Spelling
Chapter 24 Word Class: A more Effective Approach to Spelling Instruction
Chapter 25 Learning about Grammar Doesn't Have to Be Boring and Meaningless