When students have poor reading comprehension skills, educators across the curriculum face a daunting task. Help is at hand in this new collection of easy-to-use classroom-tested strategies for middle school teachers in the content areas.
Comprehension Strategies for Middle Grade Learners: A Handbook for Content Area Teachers arms teachers in all curricular areas with practical tools to help students understand their assigned readings. Each of the 56 strategies includes a brief description and easy-to-follow procedures, content area examples, and suggestions for assessment. Depending on the reading differences in the classroom, these strategies can be used with individuals, small groups, or the entire class.
