40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in

ààààThe major challenge of teaching secondary content in the current era of accountability lies in helping all students read the massive textbooks, understand the complex concepts and ideas, and demonstrate proficiency on high-stakes tests.ààààààààNo Child Left Behind (2002) has created a growing sense of urgency on the part of every secondary educator to find ways to help struggling readers achieve. The idea is not that you are expected to teach struggling readers how to read. However, you are increasingly being expected to teach the knowledge and skills related to your discipline on which all students will be tested. To reach even a modest level of proficiency, struggling readers need support.àààà40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms Grades 6-12 contains forty research-based and classroom-tested methods that teachers can implement to help struggling readers be more successful.

Problem-Solution Table of Contents	p. ix
Topical Table of Contents	p. xiii
List of Instructional Aids	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
About the Author	p. xxv
Teach the Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers	p. 1
Engage in Teacher and Student Think-Alouds Daily	p. 7
Teach Students How to Activate Prior Knowledge and Make Connections to New Knowledge	p. 13
Teach Students How to Infer	p. 17
Teach Students How to Monitor Their Comprehension	p. 23
Teach Students How to Ask Questions	p. 29
Teach Students How to Question the Author	p. 31
Teach Students How to Search and Select	p. 33
Teach Students How to Summarize	p. 37
Teach Students How to Graphically Organize Text and Concepts by Chunking	p. 45
Use and Teach Concept Maps	p. 51
Teach Students How to Mark Text as They Read	p. 55
Provide Advance Organizers Before Lessons	p. 59
Use the I Do It, We Do It, You Do It Lesson Plan	p. 63
Provide Models, Examples, and Nonexamples	p. 67
Preview and Preteach Critical Concepts and Vocabulary	p. 71
Check Frequently for Understanding	p. 73
Assess for Learning and for Grading	p. 75
Use and Teach Content Vocabulary Daily	p. 77
Teach Academic Vocabulary	p. 79
Teach Vocabulary Using Graphic Organizers	p. 81
Reduce the Cognitive Load	p. 87
Teach the Structure of Your Discipline	p. 91
Use Easy Nonfiction to Build Background Knowledge	p. 93
Determine What's Hard for Students and Teach It	p. 97
Provide Easy-to-Read Short Articles Based on Content Standards	p. 99
Assign Oral-Assisted Repeated Reading of Content Text	p. 101
Use a Variety of Oral Reading Approaches	p. 103
Vary Your Models, Moves, and Activities	p. 109
Design Interactive Lessons	p. 113
Use the Cooperative Learning Model	p. 115
Create Content-Based Cooperative Games and Activities	p. 119
Vary Your Seating and Grouping Arrangements	p. 123
Give Students Reasons for Reading	p. 125
Develop and Use Scoring Rubrics	p. 127
Increase Wait Time	p. 133
Build In Frequent Processing Breaks	p. 135
Use and Teach Mnemonic Devices	p. 139
Schedule Writing in Response to Reading on a Regular Basis	p. 141
Expect Students to Activate, Connect, and Summarize Daily	p. 151
Conclusion	p. 155
References	p. 157
Index	p. 167
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