Teaching Reading: A Complete Resource for Grades 4 and Up

by Laura Robb

This 3-ring binder from reading expert Laura Robb is the comprehensive resource for research-based reading instruction. In it, Robb has compiled classroom-tested lessons and strategies that help students activate prior knowledge, monitor comprehension, make inferences, write in response to fiction and nonfiction texts, and so much more. The flexible binder format allows teachers to customize it to meet their classroom needs over they can rearrange the lessons, add new ones, and record notes on what works and ideas to try for next time. The binder contains * rubrics, assessments, and graphic organizers * more than 75 step-by-step strategy lessons * 25 transparencies of selected lessons * 75 reproducible practice pages leveled for differentiated instruction Use it to model reading strategies for language arts and the content areas and to demonstrate writing and note-taking skills that enhance comprehension. The binder also provides techniques for organizing classroom libraries for independent reading and includes a professional study guide. Everything you need to teach reading at your fingertips! For use with Grades 4–12.

425 pages, Loose Leaf

First published October 1, 2006

About the author

Author, teacher, coach, and speaker, Laura Robb has completed 43 years of teaching in grades 4-8.

She presently coaches teachers in reading/writing workshop at Powhatan School in Virginia and coaches teachers in grades K-8 in Staunton, Virginia, Long Island, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, and West Nyack, New York.