Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well
by Regie Routman

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Summary of Reading Essentials: The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well

With all the controversy and confusion over "best practice" issues in teaching reading, someone with the necessary experience, the ability to take the long view, and most of all a level head is essential to set things straight. This is where Regie Routman steps in: giving clarity, support, specific demonstrations, and confidence to teachers so they can teach reading in a manner that is consistent with research and learning theory and respectful of students' needs, interests, and abilities. In Reading Essentials, she realistically describes how to achieve these goalsand get high test scores too.

Based on her continuing work teaching in schools, Routman proves that good teaching doesn't have to mean lots of hours spent planning. What's necessary is good thinkingthinking about what matters to kids, what kids need to know, how we can move them forward, and how to ensure that they comprehend and enjoy what they readincluding struggling students. Readers will discover research-based strategies, immediately doable ideas, and detailed lessonsall based on an instructional framework that includes:

• demonstrations
• shared demonstrations
• guided practice
• independent practice.

Language Experience Approach Books

• Nonfiction > Education > Education Theory > Contemporary Methods
• General
• Elementary School
• Reading
• Instruction Method > General
• Reference > Words & Language > Reading Skills