Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #515107 in Books
• Published on: 1995-12-31
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 152 pages

Synopsis
This practical and engaging book shows how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Cris Tovani is an accomplished teacher and staff developer who writes with energy and humour about the challenges of working with students at all levels of achievement - from those who have mastered the art of 'fake reading' to those college-bound pupils who struggle with the different demands of textbooks and novels across the curriculum. The author takes us into her classroom, where students are continually learning new strategies for tackling difficult text, and shows step-by-step practical, theory-based reading instruction that can be adapted for use in any subject area.The book features: anecdotes about real pupils with real universal problems and how these problems can be solved; a thoughtful explanation of current theories of comprehension instruction and how they might be adapted for use with adolescents; 'What Works' sections that offer simple ideas you can immediately employ in your classroom, these can be used across curriculum areas and ages groups; teaching tips and ideas that benefit struggling readers as well as proficient and advanced readers; and, appendixes with reproducible material for classroom use.

In a time when students need increasingly sophisticated reading skills, this book will provide support for teachers who want to incorporate comprehension instruction into their daily lesson plans without sacrificing subject-specific knowledge.