The Joyful Reading Resource Kit: Teaching Tools, Hands-On Activities, and Enrichment Resources, Grades K-8

by Sally M. Reis, John C. Reis

The Joyful Reading Resource Kit All children deserve a chance to learn to love reading. The Joyful Reading Resource Kit offers teachers an impressive array of tools, resources, and activities for getting students at all levels excited about reading while developing their proficiency in comprehension. Serving as a companion to Joyful Reading , the book offers teachers everything they need to implement the Schoolwide Enrichment Model in Reading (SEM-R), a differentiated instructional approach that encourages students to read independently for a period of time each day on books of their own choice. Implemented in three phases, the SEM-R program has been shown by research to improve fluency and comprehension among at-risk students. The Joyful Reading Resource Kit The Joyful Reading Resource Kit is a vital compendium not only for classroom teachers but also for parents and after-school educators who wish to support students in discovering the rich rewards and delights of reading.

320 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 2009

About the author

Sally M. Reis, Ph.D., is a professor and the Department Head of the Educational Psychology Department in the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education. She was awarded the Distinguished Service Award and named a Distinguished Scholar by the National Association for Gifted Children.

Reviews

[Stephanie]

I picked this book up on a whim after flipping through a few pages, and I'm so glad I did! This is a book every teacher and parent should read. It goes into depth about different methods of teaching reading comprehension, storywriting, and creative thinking.

Some of the book went a little over my head, and I needed to research the items more. This is probably due to the fact I don't have a degree in education. I feel like if you studied education or are currently a teacher then you won't have that problem.

I borrowed this from the library, and today just minutes after finishing it I ordered a copy from Amazon. I have a feeling this is a book I will pull out hundreds of times over my kids' lives to encourage them in the language arts.