Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: Decoding (the fundamentals of reading)
Chapter 1: Breaking the Code: Letter-Sound Relationship and Word
Analysis
Chapter 2: Syllable Types: The Clover Model
Chapter 3: Vocabulary: Why Words Matter for Learning and
Reading
Part Two: Comprehension
Chapter 4: Fluency Tools: Increasing Comprehension
Chapter 5: Active Reading Strategy Tools: Expanding
Comprehension
Chapter 6: Read Alouds: Modeling Fluent Reading
Chapter 7: Writing About Reading
Part Three: Classroom Management
Chapter 8: Running Records to Assess Reading: Instructional
Maps
Chapter 9: Self-Regulation, Mindset, Motivation and the Struggling
Reader
Conclusion
About the Authors
Lisa Hollihan Allen, MSE is a teacher, literacy coach and author.
Her education career began as a middle school ELA and literature
teacher. She currently is a K-12 reading specialist for the West De
Pere School District in Wisconsin where she works with students
6-12 as a literacy interventionist. She serves as an adjunct
instructor at St. Norbert College where she teaches the course
Language Analysis and Applied Linguistics. Her role in education
expanded when she worked as a literacy leader and literacy team
facilitator for Wisconsin CESA 7 (Cooperative Educational Service
Agency) extending educational opportunities to all corners of the
state and across the nation. Lisa was a state finalist for the Kohl
Teacher Fellowship.
Katherine McKnight, Ph.D. currently serves as a Distinguished
Professor of Research at National Louis University. She travels
worldwide as a professional development consultant and is a speaker
in the fields of elementary & adolescent literacy, inclusive
classrooms, state standards, interdisciplinary literacy, and
integrating technology in the 21st century classroom. She is
completely committed to the development, sharing, and promotion of
strategies that develop student literacy. That’s why she spends
many days each year in classrooms, working with teachers to help
students grow into productive, creative adults. Because Katie’s
work takes her into all kinds of schools (public, private,
parochial; rural, urban, and suburban), she’s able to complement
her vast expertise with relevant classroom experience. Dr. McKnight
regularly publishes in professional journals and is the author of
many award-winning, professional books. To learn more about her
check out: www.katherinemcknight.com or follow her on twitter:
@LiteracyWorld.
If how to reach and teach your struggling secondary readers has
always baffled you, this book offers hope and clarity. Dr. McKnight
and Ms. Hollihan Allen have crafted a perfect blend of
instructional strategy, assessment options, and research on
adolescent literacy. Its organizational structure and
teacher-friendly format will allow you to target your students'
specific needs, making an immediate impact on your classroom
instruction and on your students' learning.
*Amy LaPierre, PhD, director of curriculum, School District of West
De Pere, De Pere, Wisconsin*
McKnight and Hollihan Allen share concrete strategies to support
one of our most vulnerable populations of adolescents. These
strategies will support teachers and helps students reach new
heights. The variety of strategies will help teachers refine and
extend opportunities for teachers to meet the needs of all
learners.
*Tynisha D. Meidl, PhD, chair of teacher education and associate
professor, St. Norbert College, De Pere WI*
The topics addressed in this book, decoding and comprehension, are
literacy skills which students need to continually practice and
hone. Dr. McKnight and Ms. Hollihan-Allen have created a resource
of intervention tools- lesson, materials, and tips for
intervention- which address these skills. Classroom management
techniques are also presented to enhance students' engagement with
challenging text. This book is relevant and can be used by any
teacher who wishes to utilize literacy best practices based on
classroom success and sound research.
*Sheila Kohl, PhD, 6th grade science teacher, West De Pere Middle
School, De Pere, Wisconsin*
Finally, a resource for secondary educators on working with
struggling readers! The teachers I work with regularly seek support
on how to help their struggling readers and now I have a source for
them! This book provides the much-needed practical tools for
teachers to apply in their classroom as well as the important
reading research for teachers to understand the ‘why’ behind the
tools. Also unique to this book are the topics often not addressed
at the secondary level, including how to do running records and the
concept of decoding at the middle school and high school levels. I
look forward to the resources in this book helping our teachers
take our secondary readers to the next level!
*Jenny Pierre, director of curriculum & instruction, Seymour
Community School District*
Being a struggling reader stinks, but as you grow older it can
become catastrophic. The issues struggling adolescent readers face
are real, so it is a blessing that McKnight and Hollihan Allen have
created this useful handbook for the many teachers who are often
ill-equipped to meet these students' needs.
*Danny Brassell, PhD, (www.dannybrassell.com), CalStateTEACH
Faculty Advisor and Host/Founder of 67 Steps: Turning Struggling &
Reluctant Readers into More Passionate and Proficient Readers*
For years, it was a struggle to find any concrete, hands-on, skill
based information to help struggling middle school students
achieve. Empower students? Let them take control of their
education. The teacher becomes the facilitator . . . Then, I
discovered Dr. Katie McKnight - with her wit, knowledge,
experience, and passion. She understood and more than that . . .
she cared! Dr. McKnight’s books are a wonderful resource, filled
with ready to use examples, and a variety of strategies to use with
struggling students. Another amazing resource for all teachers.
*Megan Willems-Koster, Corpus Christi Catholic School, Holland, MI*
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