Teaching Reading in Middle School Author:Laura Robb, Bonnie Forstrum Jacobs (Photographer) Get the "big picture" of teaching reading in the middle school, including research, as well as the practical details you need to help every student become a better reader. Veteran teacher Laura Robb shares how to teach reading strategies across the curriculum, present mini-lessons that deepen students' knowledge of how specific rea... more »ding strategies work, help kids apply the strategies through guided practice, support struggling readers with a plan of action that improves their reading motivation, and much more.
Contents:
The research that shapes a middle school reading program --
Organizing a reading workshop --
Strategic reading in the middle school --
Discover what students know about reading --
Strategy lessons that prepare students to read --
Modeling during-reading strategies --
Modeling post-reading strategies --
Ways to connect students to books --
Organizing and guiding strategic-reading groups --
Cross-grade projects support struggling readers --
Assessment, interpretation, and evaluation --
Appendices: A. Learn about students' reading lives --