Product Description: Reading Upside Down offers a paradigm shift from achievement gaps to opportunity gaps in literacy instruction. Drawing on the author's rich experiences working one-on-one with challenged readers, this book presents case studies illustrating the complexities of student learning experiences and the unique circumstances that shaped their acquisition of literacy...read more

Product Description: ''If you are looking for a book that translates research and theory into practical and effective interventions for struggling readers, please consider The Complete Guide to Tutoring Struggling Readers. The authors have done a masterful job of guiding teachers in developing reading interventions that are authentic, engaging, aligned to current standards as well as the instructional needs of students, and based on state-of-the-art knowledge of reading instruction...read more

Product Description: Make reading intervention engaging and effective for struggling adolescent students. Thirty-five activities focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and are aligned with the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards from the Common Core State Standards addressing literature and informational text, foundational reading skills, and speaking and listening...read more

Product Description: In Teaching Reading in a Title I School, Nancy Akhavan shows primary teachers why workshops are good for students, even those who struggle, and especially those who are English language learners. Drawing on her experiences as a principal, a reading staff developer, and a teacher, she shows us how teachers use reading and writing workshops successfully...read more

Product Description: "They aren't going to read A Tale of Two Cities no matter how many times we assign it. Put Dickens away for a bit and try some books that will turn your students into real readers." Joan Schroeder Kindig What do we ultimately want from our students as readers? More than just becoming readers, we want them to want to read...read more

Product Description: Three dramatic innovations are changing the face of reading instruction: (1) response to intervention (RTI), (2) differentiated instruction, and (3), with an increasing impact on classrooms each year, technology. RTI & Differentiated Reading in the K 8 Classroom focuses on these three areas from kindergarten through the upper elementary grades...read more

Product Description: Improve all students’ reading skills with this research-based book packed with practical tools for implementing RTI quickly, efficiently, and successfully. Downloadable forms are available online.