Author(s): Kimberly L. Anderson,Donna M. Scanlon,Joan M. Sweeney
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 450
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-12-14
Dimensions: 178 x 254 x 30.48mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: 2nd New edition
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Grounded in a strong evidence base, this indispensable practitioner guide and text has given thousands of teachers tools to support the literacy growth of beginning and struggling readers in grades K-2. The interactive strategies approach (ISA) is organized around core instructional goals related to enhancing word learning and comprehension of text. The book provides guidance for assessment and instruction in whole-class, small-group, and one-to-one settings, using the curricular materials teachers already have. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print 26 reproducible forms in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Of special value, the website also features nearly 200 pages of additional printable forms, handouts, and picture sorts that supplement the book's content.

New to This Edition
*Incorporates the latest research on literacy development and on the ISA.
*Describes connections to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
*Explains how to use the ISA with English learners.
*Chapter on fluency.
*Expanded coverage of morphological knowledge.
*Companion website with downloadable reproducible tools and extensive supplemental materials.

See also Comprehensive Reading Intervention in Grades 3-8, by Lynn M. Gelzheiser, Donna M. Scanlon, Laura Hallgren-Flynn, and Peggy Connors, which presents the Interactive Strategies Approach--Extended (ISA-X) for intermediate and middle grade struggling readers.