Catching Readers Before They Fall Study Group

Teachers,

Below you will find information on the book we will be using for our book study.  We can use this site to post our thoughts and questions.  This way we can all participate, even if one of us is unable to attend a meeting!  Hopefully the book will arrive soon.

Happy Learning!

Dr. Novak


"Catching Readers Before They Fall: Supporting Readers Who Struggle, K–4 offers information for any teacher who wants to learn more about teaching reading to those students for whom learning to read does not come easily. Understanding the complex, integrated process of how reading works provides the thread woven throughout the text. This understanding is intended to help teachers as they:

• ❁  Support students building a functioning reading process system
  
• ❁  Model and prompt readers to use various sources of information to solve words
  and understand text
  
• ❁  Set up a classroom environment that supports this type of teaching
  
• ❁  Use quality literature for reading aloud, nudging students to make meaning of
  texts and go beyond the literal level
  
• ❁  Give the most at-risk students an effective start by including beginning strategy
  instruction, such as self-monitoring, alongside early letter and phonics instruction
  
• ❁  Teach comprehension strategies right from the start
  
• ❁  Develop opportunities to practice the integration of all the strategies that profi-
  cient readers use
  
• ❁  Assess students in order to plan instruction
  
• ❁  Find the language necessary to answer parents’ difficult questions (Johnson & Keier, 2010)."