Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement

"The strengths of this book are many. It translates theory into practice, showing how a solid theory can inform one's teaching." (Stevi Quate, Co-director of the Secondary Literacy Network)

"Very comprehensive! It contains everything a teacher needs to guide students in comprehension." (Aileen Carew, Marin Reading Council President & Reading Specialist)

"With a veteran teacher’s insight, Elaine McEwan presents practical instructional activities to which all of my students have responded, even my most reluctant readers. I would recommend this book to both reading and content area teachers." (Larry Snyder, 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher)

This book uses the research base on cognition, reading comprehension and retention. It defines strategic reading instruction, describes what a cognitive strategy is, explains the important ways that strategies differ from instructional activities and reading skills, and briefly introduces the seven cognitive strategies that highly effective readers routinely use. Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers also focuses on specific research-based teaching practices that will help students mature into highly effective readers. A variety of K-8 instructional activities successfully teach the strategies, although the activities can be altered to fit any teaching style and grade level. The book concludes with a discussion of school-wide strategic reading instruction for wider implementation.