Help for Struggling Readers: Strategies for Grades 3-8. Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy.

Intended as a practical resource, this book presents research-based instructional strategies for use with struggling readers in the upper elementary and middle grades. The book offers ideas for engaging students and developing the key components of successful reading: vocabulary, comprehension, word recognition, and fluency. Each chapter in the book reviews techniques for working on specific skills, provides needed materials and "teacher-friendly" instructional tips, and lists suggestions for further reading. It offers numerous reproducible charts, graphic organizer templates, and activities. Includes 39 selected professional resources. (NKA)