Why Jane and John Couldn't Read--And How They Learned: A New Look at Striving Readers [Paperback]

Rosalie Fink (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 3, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0872075923 | ISBN-13: 978-0872075924 | Edition: illustrated edition

Here is a model of reading ideal for striving readers, focused on their personal interests, topic-specific reading, deep background knowledge, contextual reading strategies, and mentoring support. More important, the model moves away from a deficit approach to conceptualize striving readers in a new way.

Chapters share success stories of readers who overcome their struggles and highlight instructional strategies and materials you can use to develop activities and lessons for children and adults. Use this research-based model in the classroom or at home to help your striving readers achieve high levels of literacy.

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''One of those rare books that raises and answers a fascinating question: How do some severely impaired dyslexics manage to master reading and to succeed in their life pursuits?''

- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Education and Cognition, Harvard Graduate School of Education

''This book documents simultaneously the challenges of becoming literate for those with dyslexia, and the various routes by which those challenges can be met and overcome. It draws lessons that can be used to improve literacy outcomes for a wide array of struggling readers, including many whose struggles do not derive from learning disabilities.'' --- Catherine E. Snow, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: International Reading Association; illustrated edition edition (March 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872075923
• ISBN-13: 978-0872075924
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,035,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial, November 24, 2007

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K. Sandman-Hurley "Reading is my game" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Why Jane and John Couldn't Read--And How They Learned: A New Look at Striving Readers (Paperback)

I was really excited to read this book. My professor had been talking about it as though it explained everything. So, I bought it. I am so dissapointed. First, there are 60 subjects and we only meet about 6 of them. She makes sweeping statements about what works (most of which of are obvious)and backs them up with one or two anecdotes, not exactly a large scale argument. For example, the second language chpater was so cursory it was almost insulting.

It was easy to read and interesting, but I wanted so much more. I wanted to meet more of the subjects. I just don't understand how she can make such large conclusions and such superficial answers. Through the entire book, all I read was that the subjects should be relevant and interesting to the student, that's it. That is the big conclusion. Too bad.