Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-378) and index.
Contents
A defining moment -- Creating independent readers -- Assessing dependent readers' needs -- Explicit instruction in comprehension -- Learning to make inference -- Frontloading meaning : pre-reading strategies -- Constructing meaning : during reading strategies -- Extending meaning : after-reading strategies -- Vocabulary : figuring out what words mean -- Fluency and automaticity -- Word recognition : what's after "sound it out?" -- Spelling : from word lists to how words work -- Creating the confidence to respond -- Finding the right book -- A final letter to George.
