Teaching Reading: A Differentiated Approach: Assessments, Strategy Lessons, Transparencies, and Tiered Reproducibles - Hardcover

This 3-ring binder from reading expert Laura Robb is the comprehensive resource for research-based reading instruction. In it, Robb has compiled classroom-tested lessons and strategies that help students activate prior knowledge, monitor comprehension, make inferences, write in response to fiction and nonfiction texts, and so much more. The binder contains

* rubrics, assessments, and graphic organizers

* 65 step-by-step strategy lessons

* 25 transparencies of selected lessons

* 65 reproducible practice pages leveled for differentiated instruction

* special sections for language arts and content-area teachers

Laura Robb is the author of several classic books on literacy, including Teaching Reading in Middle School (second edition, 2010) and Teaching Nonfiction Writing: A Practical Guide. She brings more than four decades of teaching experience to her authorship and her professional development workshops, which she conducts throughout the country. She is a sought-after speaker, beloved by teachers for her commitment to children and adolescents and her ability to show what best practices look like in day-to-day teaching. In addition to her speaking and consulting, she teaches part time in grades K - 8. Recently, the Nassau Reading Council presented Robb with its 2009 Friend of Literacy Award. A survey conducted by Instructor magazine named Robb as one of the nation's top twenty educators. Laura Robb lives in Winchester, Virginia. Visit LRobb.com for teaching tips and to find out more about her in-service offerings. Listen to an interview with Laura Robb on Education Talk Radio - 12/06/2011 (42:17)