Pat Guy

Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School

Simple strategies for improving literacy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Suitable for anyone wanting to develop the reading skills of secondary pupils who struggle, this accessible resource offers practical advice and activities. It explores a variety of different aspects of reading: how reading is taught, why it is such an important skill for the individual, how to motivate the reluctant reader, the role played by the mainstream & specialist teacher, underlying problems pupils may face, how to increase parental involvement, reasons why a pupil's comprehension might be limited, the role of the School Librarian and the relevance to reading of vocabulary and general knowledge. Also included is generic lesson plans for class or group reading development lessons.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 110
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781138892729
• ISBN-10: 1138892726
• Artikelnr.: 42294313

Autorenporträt

Pat Guy is an experienced teacher who has taught pupils with reading difficulties in mainstream schools for over twenty-five years.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Practical ways to identify barriers to reading development
with strategies to help students overcome weaknesses in language
concentration and memory. 2. Helping to support the individual in withdrawal lessons: improving comprehension
using assessment tools and training reading mentors. 3. Developing reading skills through mainstream lessons: identifying suitable resources
teaching reading techniques and improving reading speed. 4. Organising whole school reading events
working with parents
carers
librarians and the local community. 5. Stand alone reading lessons for specialist teachers or mainstream staff to use in PHSE
Form Periods or Study Skills sessions. 6. Practical exercises
advice sheets and hand-outs to support staff
parents
carers and students. 7.