If you are looking to spend a lot of money and get little in return, this is not the product for you. However, if you’re looking for some simple, effective, research-based strategies to use for teaching reading and writing, this is the book for you.

Contents:
List of Figures
Preface

PART ONE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT READING
• CHAPTER ONE Defining Reading
• CHAPTER TWO Four Language Processes Working Together
• CHAPTER THREE How to Teach Reading
• CHAPTER FOUR A Balanced Reading Program

PART TWO
STRATEGIES FOR TUTORING AND TEACHING READING
• CHAPTER FIVE Establish a Baseline
• CHAPTER SIX Develop a Love of Reading
• CHAPTER SEVEN Context Clues
• CHAPTER EIGHT Word Analysis
• CHAPTER NINE Morphemic Analysis: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words
• CHAPTER TEN Sight Words: Most Frequent Word Lists
• CHAPTER ELEVEN Developing Fluency
• CHAPTER TWELVE Vocabulary
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN Comprehension Skills
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN Strategies for Narrative Text
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN More Strategies for Narrative Text
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN Activities for Expository Text
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Shared Reading and Guided Reading

PART THREE
INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES FOR TUTORING AND TEACHING WRITING
• CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Process of Writing
• CHAPTER NINETEEN Strategies for Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing
• CHAPTER TWENTY Authentic Writing and Writing Prompts
• CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Temporary Spelling and Assessing Success in Writing
• CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Word Class:A More Effective Approach to Spelling Instruction
• CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Learning about Grammar Doesn’t Have to Be Boring and Meaningless

Appendix A: Grammar and Punctuation Brush-Up
Appendix B: Assessing Growth in Reading
Appendix C: Activities to Develop Phonemic Awareness