Classroom-Tested Reading Techniques, K-12
X330.3 (3 semester units in Education)

The effective teaching of reading is an essential part of an educational program. The instructor presents and demonstrates a variety of reading techniques that work in teaching today’s students.

You learn to assess the needs of the reader and to implement strategies that get students motivated to read and write. The emphasis is on identifying reading and language problems; motivating hard-to-reach students; improving word recognition, including issues related to the teaching of phonics, spelling, and whole language; increasing vocabulary and comprehension; integrating reading across the curriculum; and the use of technology in reading instruction.

Reading Essentials:The Specifics You Need to Teach Reading Well
Author: Regie Routman
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication Year: 2002
ISBN: 0325004927

When Kids Can’t Read What Teachers can Do
Author: Kylene Beers
Publisher: Heinemann,
Publication Year: 2003
ISBN: 0867095199