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Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers
Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement
- Elaine K. McEwan - The McEwan-Adkins Group
June 2004 | 224 pages | Corwin
This book uses the research base on cognition, reading comprehension and retention. It defines strategic reading instruction, describes what a cognitive strategy is, explains the important ways that strategies differ from instructional activities and reading skills, and briefly introduces the seven cognitive strategies that highly effective readers routinely use. Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers also focuses on specific research-based teaching practices that will help students mature into highly effective readers. A variety of K-8 instructional activities successfully teach the strategies, although the activities can be altered to fit any teaching style and grade level. The book concludes with a discussion of school-wide strategic reading instruction for wider implementation.
Preface
About the Author
1. The Power of Strategic Reading Instruction
2. Becoming a Strategic Teacher
3. Understanding the Seven Strategies
4. Instructional Activities to Engage Your Students
5. Organizing for Strategic Reading Instruction (SRI) in Your Classroom
6. Implementing Schoolwide Strategic Reading Instruction
References
Index
"The strengths of this book are many. It translates theory into practice, showing how a solid theory can inform one's teaching."
University of Colorado at Denver
"Very comprehensive! It contains everything a teacher needs to guide students in comprehension."
Bel Aire School, Tiburon, CA
"With a veteran teacher’s insight, Elaine McEwan presents practical instructional activities to which all of my students have responded, even my most reluctant readers. I would recommend this book to both reading and content area teachers."
Taft Middle School, Canton, OH