Table of Contents
Prologue: Twenty Years Later
Part 1 – Reading Matters
Chapter 1: Why We Read
Chapter 2: What Happens When Kids Can't Read
Chapter 3: How We Know What to Do
Part 2 – Comprehension
Chapter 4: What It Means to Comprehend
Chapter 5: Struggling Through a Text
Chapter 6: Making an Inference
Chapter 7: Accessing Prior Knowledge
Chapter 8: Clarifying Meaning
Chapter 9: Extending Understanding
Part 3 – Word Work
Chapter 10: Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 Vocabulary
Chapter 11: Preteaching Vocabulary
Chapter 12: Context Clues and Word Parts
Chapter 13: Fluency and Automaticity
Chapter 14: Spelling
Chapter 15: Phonics
Part 4 – Making Reading Matter
Chapter 16: The Value of Reading More
Chapter 17: The Interdependent Relationship of Skill and Will
Chapter 18: Monologic and Dialogic Talk
Chapter 19: The Power of a Book
Chapter 20: The Role of Relevance
Epilogue: A Final Letter to George