The best way to understand text is to think and talk about it. This NEW professional guide defines what purposeful talk is, why it is important, and how it increases comprehension. Students will be empowered to have meaningful discussions about texts as they implement the effective strategies modeled in this book. Research-based strategies promote building meaningful conversations with students Model lessons from real classrooms demonstrate how to utilize these effective approaches to get students thinking and talking about text Support is provided for teachers to design lessons and think through essential instructional elements that will ensure successful implementation and gradually release responsibility to students
Research has shown that readers who engage in regular repeated readings improve their word recognition, reading rate, comprehension, and overall reading proficiency. As students regularly read and perform these age-appropriate texts, they improve their decoding, interpretation, and ultimately comprehension of the materials. Since the selections are engaging and enjoyable, students will want to read, reread, and perform! A variety of genre are included: poetry and rhymes, song lyrics, readers theater scripts, and famous speeches and quotations.
Research has shown that readers who engage in regular repeated readings improve their word recognition, reading rate, comprehension, and overall reading proficiency. As students regularly read and perform these age-appropriate texts, they improve their decoding, interpretation, and ultimately comprehension of the materials. Since the selections are engaging and enjoyable, students will want to read, reread, and perform! A variety of genre are included: poetry and rhymes, song lyrics, readers theater scripts, and famous speeches and quotations.
Research has shown that readers who engage in regular repeated readings improve their word recognition, reading rate, comprehension, and overall reading proficiency. As students regularly read and perform these age-appropriate texts, they improve their decoding, interpretation, and ultimately comprehension of the materials. Since the selections are engaging and enjoyable, students will want to read, reread, and perform! A variety of genre are included: poetry and rhymes, song lyrics, readers theater scripts, and famous speeches and quotations.
The book will give tips on revising efficiently, writing essays under exam conditions and reading/reacting to texts under pressure, as well as giving students an idea of how exams are marked and the kind of critical thinking examiners will expect students to be able to demonstrate.