Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading: A Professional Development Guide to Comprehension

by Timothy V. Rasinski, Nancy D. Padak

Learn to enhance your assessment and teaching of comprehension ! Finally teachers have access to a professional development series, Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading, written specifically to guide them in sharpening their understanding of the five key components to Reading First—phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. This book focuses on comprehension, but each volume in the five-part series addresses one key component and presents friendly tips and strategies that teachers can take right into the classroom. How to make Comprehension work for you! Teachers rave about A Professional Development Guide to Comprehension ! “ The examples in the book are similar to what actually occurs in real classrooms. I love that Dr. Rasinski uses examples from his own classroom. He is truly in touch with the issues and struggles that teachers face when teaching comprehension." —Tracy Hendrix, Literacy Coach, Carnesville Elementary School, Carnesville, GA Also available in the Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading A Professional Development Guideto Phonemic Awareness ©2008 0-205-45628-6 A Professional Development Guideto Phonics ©2008 0-205-45630-8 A Professional Development Guideto Vocabulary ©2008 0-205-45631-6 A Professional Development Guideto Fluency ©2008 0-205-45629-4

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 7, 2007