Tactics for Teaching

There are 50 tactics in this section on reading, which makes up the major portion of this book.The first eight tactics pertain to the assessment of various reading skills and represent different ways in which to monitor these skills, such as with proposition analysis and portfolios. The next three tactics are concerned with aspects of early reading. In the next group of eight tactics, the focus is on oral reading. Next are four tactics that focus on vocabulary development. Silent reading and scanning are covered in the next two tactics. The group of 15 tactics that follows focuses on ways to enhance reading comprehension. In the final group, there are three tactics especially written for parents.