Publisher's Synopsis
Educators need to be able to engage with readers at every level, and part of their role is to evaluate where each student lies on the continuum and to improve their skills to bring them to the appropriate level. Engaging Young Readers is a beginner-level guide focusing on developmental reading strategies for elementary students at all stages, exploring how technology can be used to improve the skills of a wide range of readers, including beginning readers, struggling readers, reluctant readers, enriched readers, and English Language Learners (ELLs).
Topics covered include:
- Activating Prior Knowledge
- Rhyming as a Predictor
- Phonological Awareness
- Predictable-Patterned Reading
- Using Music as an Instructional Tool
- Choral Reading
- Read Alouds
- Graphic Organizers
- Dramatic Learning
- Questioning
- Literature Circles
- Writing Workshops
