Readers at Risk
160 Activities to Develop Language Arts Skills in the Inclusive Classroom
Published on 1. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7879-7549-4 (ISBN)
Description
Readers at Risk is designed to provide grade-level-appropriate material for struggling special education students and for students who are testing below their grade level. Many of the book's vocabulary building activities are designed to build students' confidence and include easy-to-identify answers in the form of questions or quotations. Readers at Risk focuses on nonfiction and testing prompts, taught with engaging crossword puzzles and fun magic squares. It makes the reading experience and word play more enjoyable for exceptional students without creating more paperwork for teachers. Readers at Risk includes a wide-range of activities across the curriculum on topics appealing to high school readers.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 272 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
936 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-7549-4 (9780787975494)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jack Umstatter teaches English in the Cold Spring Harbor School District on Long Island, New York. He has taught English on both the junior high school and senior high school levels since 1972. He has been selected as Teacher of the Year several times and was elected to Who's Who Among America's Teachers. He is the author of several books including Grammar Grabbers!; English Brainstormers!; and Words, Words, Words-all from Jossey-Bass.
Content
About This Resource. About the Author. Acknowledgments. Section One: Building Words. Section Two: Making Sense with Words. Section Three: Becoming a Better Reader. Section Four: Reading Comprehension in Math and Science Classes. Section Five: Reading Comprehension in Social Studies Classes. Section Six: Reading Comprehension in Biography and Current Affairs. Section Seven: Reading Comprehension in Language Arts Classes. Answer Key.