A Short Course in Teaching Reading Skills

by Beatrice S. Mikulecky

The teacher, teacher-in-training, or administrator who wants to stress quality reading comprehension instruction will discover A Short Course in Teaching Reading Skills is a valuable resource. Comprehensive, yet concise in presentation, this text combines theory with classroom application. It also connects developmental skills to literacy and language development. The principles outlined apply to students of any age and language proficiency who already have basic decoding abilities.

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1989

About the author

Beatrice Mikulecky holds a master's degree in TESOL and a doctorate in Applied Psycholinguistics from Boston University. In addition to teaching reading, writing, and ESL, she has worked as a teacher-trainer in the Harvard University Summer ESL Program, in the Simmons College MATESL Program, and in Moscow, Russia. She is the author of A Short Course in Teaching Reading Skills and co-author of the Reading Power series.

Reviews

[Anahi]

I enjoyed this book. I used her plans for ELL readers & adapted them for 4th year students of Italian at the lower intermediate level of proficiency.

[Gulchachak]

I am teacher of English language