A Handbook of Effective Instruction in Literacy
Timothy Rasinski and Nancy Padak
Kent State University
Effective Instruction in Literacy
March, 1995
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
- General Suggestions
- Summary
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Chapter 2: Word Recognition
- Language Experience Approach
- Key Words and Word Banks
- Phonics
- Word Sorts
- Word Walls
- Word Families
- Flash Cards and Word Lists
- Making Words
- Contextual Analysis
- Dealing with Longer Words
- Games
- Putting It All Together
Chapter 3: Fluency
- Model Fluent Reading
- Repeated Reading
- Paired reading
- Choral Reading
- Tape Recorded Passages
- Marking Phrase Boundaries
- Choice of Texts
- Fluency Development Lesson
- Conclusion
Chapter 4: Comprehension of Narrative (Story) Material
- Supporting Comprehension During Reading
- The DR-TA
- Think-Pair-Share
- Character Sketches
- Linguistic Roulette
- Extending Comprehension After Reading
- Group Mapping Activity
- (Write and Share) 2
- Agree or Disagree? Why?
- Bleich's Heuristic
- Response Journals
- Instruction to Promote Comprehension
Chapter 5: Comprehension Development with Expository Text
- Prereading Activities
- Word Sortd
- Brainstorming
- Anticipated Guides
- K-W-L
- Activities to Support Students During Reading
- The DR-TA
- Dialectic/Double-Entry Journal
- Save the Last Word for Me
- Post-Reading Activities
- Distinctive Features Activity
- Herringbone
- Principles for Effective Comprehension Instruction
Appendix: Predictable/Pattern Books
References
