Strategies for Struggling Readers: A Practical Approach to Applying Cognitive Research by Fitzpatrick, Jo - 2007

Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 2007. Paperback. 128 pages; For grades 3-5. Struggling readers often become trapped in cycle of failure and frustration that can undermine their confidence as learners throughout their lives. This book can break this cycle. This comprehensive resource will help your students take an active role in learning to read and give them the tools to succeed. Use the interactive "My Brain Booklet" and coordinating script to teach students exactly what they need to do in order for their brains to learn; then help them apply these strategies to reading. This book also features engaging activities that teach phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. The book also includes reproducible word lists and activities, and a list of segments that will benefit any intervention program. Contains over 70 brain-based activities to lead your students to success. .