Table of Contents
1. Teaching the “Secret Language of School”: Academic Language and the ABCs
2. The Jigsaw Puzzle Big Picture: Preparing Students for Reading
3. Reasons for Reading: Teaching Students to Match Their Purposes to Their Practices
4. The Devil Is in the Details: Teaching Students to Recognize and Recall What Matters Most
5. What’s the Big Idea? Teaching Students to Distinguish Main Ideas from Supporting Details
6. What Are Signal Words, Anyway? Teaching Students to Understand Order of Events and Cause-Effect Relationships
7. Get a Clue! Teaching Students to Make Inferences and Determine Unknown Word Meanings
8. Using Assessment Tools That Lead to Effective Instruction and Student Growth
9. Offering Real Reading Opportunities in All Classrooms