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 : What Really Matters for Struggling Readers: Designing Research-Based Programs (2nd Edition) (What Really Matters Series)

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.43
EAN: 9780205443246
Edition: 2
ISBN: 0205443249
Label: Allyn & Bacon
Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Studio: Allyn & Bacon




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Product Description:
The Second Edition of this bestselling book includes a new section on No Child Left Behind as well as research sections on reading fluency, comprehension strategies, interventions for struggling readers, and vocabulary development and instruction. What Really Matters for Struggling Readers helps teachers design reading remediation and intervention programs around well-established reality- and research-based components. Nationally-recognized scholar and author Dick Allington offers easy-to-understand interpretations of research that support important principles and shows teachers how to use a variety of best practices with children who are struggling readers.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great book!
Great, quick read that opens teachers' eyes up to the struggles that some students face. Excellent ideas to implement into the classroom.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - fabulous service!
book was in great shape and arrive super early. was very pleased with the service.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Great Read
This an excellent book for reading specialist, Literacy Coaches or Title I teachers. It really explains how to detect the early signs of reading difficulties. GREAT BOOK!!



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - from a teacher
This book has helped me tremendously in redesigning my reading program. As a special education teacher I am always looking for new concepts when it comes to my struggling readers.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Excellent, research-based, trustworthy.
Dr. Richard Allington continues to provide a research-based perspective that goes beyond the quick fixes, commercial-for-profit programs, and the political rhetoric of the day. If you really want to understand reading and learn a variety of research-based strategies that can be used to enhance reading, this is the book for you. There are plenty of practical strategies for teachers as well as parents. However, if you are looking for simplistic fixes (more phonics, more tests, more homework), I ... Read More







 






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