Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties

by James L. Shanker, Eldon E. Ekwall

Updated and reorganized to be even more useful, this popular book's twenty-nine chapters divided into six major sections once again provide busy pre-service and in-service reading teachers the essential tools they need?specific, concrete methods?for helping struggling readers become successful readers. KEY TOPICS The authors' easy-to-read language effectively explains what to do in the diagnostic/remedial process; and twenty-four exceptionally thorough appendices offer hands-on tools for doing it. While individual instruction is clearly identified as the ideal, numerous strategies are also offered for both small- and large-group instruction. Emphasis is on direct instruction, motivational learning activities, and ?practice, practice, practice.? For elementary school reading teachers.

Genres: Textbooks, Teaching

539 pages, Paperback

First published November 7, 1997

Reviews

[Alyson Stone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now, this book was really helpful to me! With the ideas offered in this, I was able to get my student from a low first grade reading level to a fourth grade reading level. The strategies for comprehension are very helpful and they actually work, echo reading is also very helpful. I love the tests at the end of the book and used them all the time-really great for finding out student reading difficulties! My only problem with this was that the games were a little outdated and I ended up using other sources for game ideas. Other than that, great read!

[o · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was super helpful! It gives a lot of great suggestions - both theoretical and activity-based - for a variety of reading problems. I can see myself turning to this book time and time again when I encounter specific readers :)