A lesson sequence for teachers to teach the first half of the extended alphabetic code of English.

A step by step guide to teaching phonic and decoding for the basic code of English.

This companion resource to Reading Success in Action - Decoding 1, provides step by step guidance for classroom assistants and parents to provide Tier 2, additional support to children requiring a little something extra in their reading.

A lesson sequence for teachers to teach the alternate spellings of the extended alphabetic code of English. Reading Success in Action provides teachers with a sequence of lessons to help them build understanding of and flexibility with alternate spellings of the alphabetic code. Alongside each of the 27 units, sits a spelling/morphology detour to help students build deeper knowledge of spelling. This makes Reading Success in Action - Decoding 3 an asset to the early and middle primary teacher alike.

Practical, effective, evidence-based reading interventions thatchange students' lives Essentials of Understanding and Assessing ReadingDifficulties is a practical, accessible, in-depth guide toreading assessment and intervention. It provides a detaileddiscussion of the nature and causes of reading difficulties, whichwill help develop the knowledge and confidence needed to accuratelyassess why a student is struggling. Readers will learn aframework for organizing testing results from current assessmentbatteries such as the WJ-IV, KTEA-3, and CTOPP-2. Case studiesillustrate each of the concepts covered. A thorough discussion isprovided on the assessment of phonics skills, phonologicalawareness, word recognition, reading fluency, and readingcomprehension. Formatted for easy reading as well as quickreference, the text includes bullet points, icons, callout boxes,and other design elements to call attention to importantinformation. Although a substantial amount of research has shown that mostreading difficulties can be prevented or corrected, standardreading remediation efforts have proven largely ineffective. Schoolpsychologists are routinely called upon to evaluate students withreading difficulties and to make recommendations to address suchdifficulties. This book provides an overview of the best assessmentand intervention techniques, backed by the most current researchfindings. Bridge the gap between research and practice Accurately assess the reason(s) why a student strugglesin reading Improve reading skills using the most highly effectiveevidence-based techniques Reading may well be the most important thing students are taughtduring their school careers. It is a skill they will use every dayof their lives; one that will dictate, in part, later life success.Struggling students need help now, and Essentials ofUnderstanding and Assessing Reading Difficulties shows how toget these students on track.