Teaching Readers (Not Reading): Moving Beyond Skills and Strategies to Reader-Focused Instruction

Reading instruction should consider more than just cognitive skills and strategies, as this book shows. It provides concrete suggestions for instruction and assessment and illustrates the broad-based nature of student readers growth with classroom vignettes.

Format: Hardback
Length: 190 pages
Publication date: 03 March 2022
Publisher: Guilford Publications

Reading instruction is frequently limited to a narrow and cognitive-focused science, disregarding the multifaceted nature of reading development. While cognition plays a crucial role, it is only one aspect of the broader picture. This comprehensive book aims to empower K-8 educators by providing a deeper understanding of the various factors that influence students' literacy learning. These factors encompass metacognition, motivation and engagement, social-emotional learning, self-efficacy, and more.

Through engaging classroom vignettes, Peter Afflerbach showcases the diverse growth of student readers, emphasizing the need for a broad-based approach. He offers practical suggestions for instruction and assessment, ensuring that educators can tailor their approaches to meet the unique needs of their students.

Enhancing the book's practicality, end-of-chapter review questions and activities facilitate deeper comprehension and application of the material. Additionally, a reproducible tool, the Healthy Readers Profile, is provided, allowing educators to easily download and print it in a convenient 8 1/2 x 11 size.

By embracing a broader perspective on reading instruction, this book empowers educators to create inclusive and effective learning environments that foster students' literacy development and overall academic success.

Weight: 442g
Dimension: 159 x 236 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781462548620