Synopsis

Offering step-by-step guidance to simplify planning and decision making, this book reviews the basics of differentiated reading instruction and provides detailed, ready-to-use lesson plans and materials to help teachers hit the ground running. Teachers get everything they need to implement four types of instructional groups over multiple three-week cycles. For fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, lessons are based on popular, inexpensive trade books. For phonemic awareness and word recognition, dozens of reproducibles are provided, all in a convenient large-size format. The book can be used on its own or as a complement to [i]Differentiated Reading Instruction: Strategies for the Primary Grades[/i], which offers a complete introduction to the authors' approach.

Biography

Sharon Walpole, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Her research interests include the design and effects of schoolwide reforms, particularly those involving literacy coaches. Dr. Walpole is coauthor of three previous books with Michael C. McKenna, as well as numerous journal articles. She is the recipient of an Early Career Award from the National Reading Conference for her significant contributions to literacy research and education.

Michael C. McKenna, PhD, is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading at the University of Virginia. His research interests include comprehension in content settings, reading attitudes, technology applications, and beginning reading. Dr. McKenna has published 15 books and more than 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports. His coedited volume Handbook of Literacy and Technology received the Edward Fry Book Award from the National Reading Conference and was named an Outstanding Academic Book by Choice.