Sometimes Reading is Hard
Using Decoding, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Strategies to Inspire Fluent, Passionate, Lifelong Readers
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-55138-351-4 (ISBN)
Description
When students say that reading is boring, difficult, overwhelming, or they cannot find a good book, it is almost impossible to sell them on the idea that reading is fun and worthwhile. Sometimes Reading is Hard shows teachers how to develop the skills students need to be successful and how to cultivate passionate, lifelong readers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ottawa
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55138-351-4 (9781551383514)
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Bright Robin Bright
Sometimes Reading Is Hard
Using decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies to inspire fluent, passionate, lifelong readers
E-Book
08/2021
Pembroke Publishers
€31.99
Available for download
Person
A former elementary school teacher, Robin Bright is a professor of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Robin's passion for how children develop as readers and writers drew her to a life of researching language and literacy in school and home settings. Robin teaches undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of Early Childhood/Elementary/Middle Education, Reading, Writing, and Children's and Young Adult Literature. She is an award-winning author of several books on literacy education.
Content
Introduction, 1. What Do You Mean I Have to Teach Reading?, 2. Decoding: On the Path to Fluency, 3. Fluency: Teaching How to Recognize Words Automatically, 4. Vocabulary: Teaching How to Build a Library of Words, 5. Comprehension: Teaching How to Construct Meaning from Reading, 6. Sustaining the Journey: How to Inspire Your Students to Love Reading, Conclusion: Where Does the Path Lead Now?, Acknowledgements, References, Index