a guidebook for tutoring and remediating students /
Andrew P. Johnson
Lanham, Md. :
Rowman and Littlefield Education,
c2008
xi, 260 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references
Defining reading -- Four language processes working together -- How to teach reading -- A balanced reading program -- Establish a baseline -- Develop a love of reading -- Context clues -- Word analysis -- Morphemic analysis : prefixes, suffixes, and root words -- Sight words: most frequent word lists -- Developing fluency -- Vocabulary -- Comprehension skills -- Strategies for narrative text -- More strategies for narrative text -- Activities for expository text -- Shared reading and guided reading -- The process of writing -- Strategies for prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing -- Authentic writing and writing prompts -- Temporary spelling and assessing success in writing -- Word class : a more effective approach to spelling instruction -- Learning about grammar doesn't have to be boring and meaningless