Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School

Simple strategies for improving literacy

Pat Guy (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

110 Seiten

2015
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-89272-9 (ISBN)

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Transforming Reading Skills in the Secondary School is a commonsense text designed to help practitioners working in a mainstream context. The book suggests ways to develop the underlying skills necessary for good reading through multiple pathways such as mainstream subject lessons, individual and small group support sessions, whole school initiatives, the use of reading mentors and home-school liaison opportunities. Brimming with ideas and activities, Pat Guy explores a variety of different aspects of reading, including:

how reading is taught and why it is such an important skill for the individual

how to motivate the reluctant reader

the role played by the mainstream & specialist teacher

underlying problems pupils may face

how to increase parental involvement

reasons why a pupil’s comprehension might be limited

the role of the School Librarian

the relevance to reading of vocabulary and general knowledge.

Anyone wanting to develop the reading skills of secondary pupils who struggle will find this a resource they return to time and time again.

Pat Guy is an experienced teacher who has taught pupils with reading difficulties in mainstream schools for over twenty-five years.

1. Practical ways to identify barriers to reading development, with strategies to help students overcome weaknesses in language, concentration and memory. 2. Helping to support the individual in withdrawal lessons: improving comprehension, using assessment tools and training reading mentors. 3. Developing reading skills through mainstream lessons: identifying suitable resources, teaching reading techniques and improving reading speed. 4. Organising whole school reading events, working with parents, carers, librarians and the local community. 5. Stand alone reading lessons for specialist teachers or mainstream staff to use in PHSE, Form Periods or Study Skills sessions. 6. Practical exercises, advice sheets and hand-outs to support staff, parents, carers and students. 7.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.5.2015
Reihe/Serie	nasen spotlight
Zusatzinfo	4 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	210 x 297 mm
Gewicht	298 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
ISBN-10	1-138-89272-6 / 1138892726
ISBN-13	978-1-138-89272-9 / 9781138892729
Zustand	Neuware