Struggling Readers: Why Band-Aids Don't Stick and Worksheets Don't Work; Supporting Students in Grades 3-9

by Lori Jamison Rog

More than temporary patches on discrete skills, the practical, classroom-tested strategies in this insightful book show teachers how to give struggling readers what they really need. Designed to be effective with students in grades 3-9, Struggling Readers i> delivers advice on teaching that targets students' needs, and offers kids opportunities to read texts that they can and want to read. It highlights explicit instruction and guided practice in comprehension. Most importantly, the book also illustrates ways to help students build confidence in themselves as readers, writers, and thinkers. This valuable resource will help teachers adapt early-years guided reading strategies to help older students still struggling with the basics.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 22, 2014

Reviews

[Yanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read for a grad class. Good strategies that can be easily implemented for reading and writing in classes.

[Denyse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very practical book with lots of strategies. Very user friendly.

[Pembroke Publishers · Rating 5 out of 5]

"What is particularly helpful [about Struggling Readers] is that each chapter also included lesson routines and frequently blackline masters. The lesson suggestions are practical and easy to implement. …this book is highly recommended." - ETFO Voice, Summer 2015

"Struggling Readers is a valuable literacy resource and is organized around the instructional needs of readers. …provides a collection of practical and proven teaching ideas for readers who need that extra support to help the reader become a confident, independent and strategic reader. This book would be a great addition to an elementary of junior high professional library as an excellent literacy resource for teachers." - Resource Links, Dec. 2014 edition

"This book illustrates how to use guided reading strategies from the early years to help students in Grades 3 to 9 still struggling with the basics. The practical, classroom-tested strategies show teachers how to target students' needs and highlight explicit instruction and guided practice in comprehension." - Best Books for Kids and Teens, Fall 2014 Edition

"A highlight of Struggling Readers is Rog's accessible and engaging writing style. She meshes research with classroom experiences in a way that feels like you are having a conversation with her rather than reading a professional book. ...Struggling Readers is very comprehensive. It would be a good book for any teacher of Grades 3-9 to read for a general refresher or to be dipped into by teachers looking for strategies to help students with specific issues in reading. Because of its scope and readability, Struggling readers would also be suitable for pre-service teachers as a course text. ...These strategies are presented clearly in a way that is doable for a busy teacher working with the diverse needs of a classroom. ....Struggling Readers is a win for everybody." - CM Magazine