A Teacher's Handbook for Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties

Locating and Correcting Reading Difficulties is an invaluable reading diagnostic and intervention handbook. Experienced teachers can use the comprehensive assessment resources to fortify the skills of a student while addressing any reading deficiencies present. Flexible strategies provide guidance for those working with any number of students. The authors provide twenty-four assessment appendices which house every classroom assessment tool needed to effectively monitor literacy progress.

Preparation and Use of Materials for How to Use This Book Reading Diagnosis Chart Making Your Own Diagnosis Kit from the Appendices Introduction: Important Principles and a Useful Method for Teaching Students with Reading Difficulties PART ONE: EMERGENT LITERACY SKILLS 1. Developing Phonemic Awareness 2. Developing Alphabet Knowledge PART TWO: DECODING SKILLS 3. Developing Sight Vocabulary 4. Developing Phonics Knowledge: Consonants 5. Developing Phonics Knowledge: Vowels 6. Developing Phonics Knowledge: Blends, Digraphs, or Diphthongs 7. Developing Structural Analysis 8. Developing Knowledge of Contractions 9. Developing Ability to Use Context Clues PART THREE: FLUENCY AND SPECIFIC ORAL READING DIFFICULTIES 10. Developing Reading Fluency 11. Improving Poor Pronunciation 12. Decreasing Omissions 13. Decreasing Repetitions 14. Decreasing Inversions or Reversals 15. Decreasing Insertions 16. Decreasing Substitutions 17. Decreasing Guessing at Words 18. Decreasing Word-by-Word Reading 19. Limiting Incorrect Phrasing 20. Decreasing Voicing, Lip Movements, Finger Pointing, and Head Movements PART FOUR: COMPREHENSION SKILLS 21. Developing Vocabulary Knowledge 22. Improving Comprehension PART FIVE: STUDY SKILLS AND OTHER ABILITIES 23. Developing Reading Speed 24. Developing the Ability to Adjust Reading Rate 25. Reading at an Appropriate Rate for Comprehending 26. Developing Skimming and Scanning Ability 27. Developing Ability to Locate Information 28. Developing Dictionary Skills 29. Developing Spelling Skills APPENDICES FOR LOCATING READING DIFFICULTIES A-1 Code for Marking in Oral Diagnosis A-2 Preparation and Use of Materials for Testing Phonemic Awareness A-3 Preparation and Use of Materials for Testing Letter Knowledge A-4 Preparation and Use of Materials for the Quick Check for Basic Sight Words A-5 Preparation and Use of Materials for Testing Basic Sight Words and Phrases A-6 Preparation and Use of Materials for the Graded Word Lists Sight Vocabulary Assessment A-7 Preparation and Use of Materials for the Phonics Assessment A-8 Preparation and Use of Materials for the Structural Analysis Assessment A-9 Preparation and Use of Materials for Testing Knowledge of Contractions A-10 Preparation and Use of Materials for the Quick Survey Word List A-11 Preparation and Use of Materials for Testing Ability to Use Context A-12 Preparation and Use of Materials for Testing Ability to Use Context Clues: Multiple Meanings Word Assessment A-13 Preparation and Use of Materials for Determining Reading Rate A-14 Preparation and Use of Materials for Estimating a Reading Comprehension Level A-15 Preparation and Use of Materials for the Reading Interest Surveys APPENDICES FOR CORRECTING READING DIFFICULTIES B-1 Books for Emergent Readers B-2 Basic Sight Word Sentences B-3 A Phonics Primer B-4 Phonogram Lists B-5 Words for Teaching Short and Long Vowels B-6 Words, Sentences, and Stories for Teaching Structural Analysis B-7 Prepositional Phrases B-8 Prefixes and Suffixes B-9 Using the Cloze Procedure B-10 Repeated Readings Chart B-11 Precision Reading Form and Charts B-12 Charts for Graphing Words per Minute and Comprehension B-13 Suggestions for Interviewing Parents of Disabled Readers Glossary Index

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