Engaging Young Readers: Promoting Achievement and Motivation Book

1	Why Teachers Should Promote Reading Engagement	1
	What Is Engaged Reading?	2
	What Are the Characteristics of Successful and Less Successful 9-Year-Old Readers?	3
	How Are Students Doing Today in Reading Achievement?	5
	What Are the Advantages of Engaged Reading?	7
	What Does Instructional Practice Look Like Today?	11
	Design Principles for Promoting Engaged Reading	13
	Recommended Readings	13
	References	14
2	Building the Word-Level Foundation for Engaged Reading	17
	Helping Children Develop the Skills They Need for Recognizing Words	18
	Helping Children Develop Skills and Strategies for Independent Word Recognition	22
	Helping Children Develop Reading Fluency	31
	Helping Children Develop Vocabulary Knowledge	32
	Promoting Knowledge about Words through Spelling and Word Analysis	33
	Organizing Word Study within the Classroom	35
	Closing Comments	36
	Recommended Readings	38
	References	38
3	Helping Children Who Experience Reading Difficulties: Prevention and Intervention	43
	"My Cerebellum Just Fused"	44
	Prevention and Intervention	46
	Using Technology	60
	Conclusions	61
Appendix	Classroom Checklist for Working with Struggling Readers	62
	Acknowledgment	63
	Recommended Readings	63
	References	64
4	Fostering Reading for Learning	68
	Issues in Interweaving Learning to Read and Reading for Learning	70
	Classroom Practices Likely to Promote Engaged Reading for Learning	74
	Conclusion	87
	Recommended Readings	87
	References	88
5	Creating a Print- and Technology-Rich Classroom Library to Entice Children to Read	94
	The Influence of Classroom Libraries on Children's Engagement and Achievement	95
	The Characteristics of Well-Designed Classroom Libraries	98
	The Practicalities of Creating a Well-Designed Classroom Library	105
	Integrating Internet and CD-ROM Reading Material into the Classroom Library	110
	Concluding Thoughts	114
	Recommended Readings	115
	References	116
6	Promoting Collaboration, Social Interaction, and Engagement with Text	119
	Collaborative Learning and Social Interaction	121
	Cooperative Learning and Social Interaction	131
	Conclusion: Social Interaction and Engagement with Text	134
	Recommended Readings	135
	References	136
7	Facilitating Children's Reading Motivation	140
	Defining Motivation	141
	Developmental and Gender Differences in Reading Motivation	143
	Linking Reading Motivation to Reading Frequency and Achievement	145
	Instructional Practices That Facilitate Reading Motivation	146
	Summary and Conclusion	154
	Recommended Readings	154
	References	155
8	Determining the Suitability of Assessments: Using the CURRV Framework	159
	The CURRV Framework	160
	Illustrating the CURRV Framework with Different Forms of Assessment	166
	Engaged Assessment and the Teaching of Reading	178
	Conclusion	183
	Recommended Readings	183
	References	184
9	Using Instructional Time Effectively	188
	Reading Achievement Is Positively Correlated with Frequent Reading	189
	Certain Types of Reading and Instruction May be More Likely to Affect the Frequency-Achievement Relation than Others	198
	Conclusions	204
	Recommended Readings	205
	References	206
10	Building toward Coherent Instruction	209
	Processes of Engaged Reading	210
	Aspects of Coherent Instruction	216
	Coherence of Instructional Processes	225
	Conclusion	230
	Recommended Readings	230
	References	231
11	Facilitating Reading Instruction through School-Wide Coordination	237
	Why Is School Coordination Necessary?	238
	What Needs to Be Coordinated?	241
	How Does School-Wide Coordination Happen?	249
	Conclusion	259
	Acknowledgments	260
	Recommended Readings	260
	References	261
12	Fostering Home and Community Connections to Support Children's Reading	264
	The Foundation for Effective Home-School Connections Should Be a Partnership Based on Respect and Understanding	265
	The Home Plays an Important Role in Fostering Children's Literacy Engagement and Development	266
	Teachers Need to Learn about the Strengths, Needs, Beliefs, and Practices of Each Student's Family in Order to Design More Effective Programs and Maximize Parents' Involvement	268
	Urging Parents to Become Involved in Their Children's Education Is Not Enough: Teachers Often Must Provide Parents with the Tools Enabling Them to Do So	272
	Effective Teachers Make Use of Community Resources to Augment What Is Available at Home	278
	Conclusions	280
	Recommended Readings	281
	References	281
13	Achieving Expertise in Teaching Reading	285
	The Seeds of Development	289
	Stages on the Journey toward Expertise	292
	Recommendations for Achieving Expertise	299
	Acknowledgment	305
	Recommended Readings	305
	References	306
14	Why Teacher Engagement Is Important to Student Achievement	309
	Teacher Education That Facilitates Teacher Engagement	311
	Challenges Facing Teachers Engaged in Improving Instruction	313
	Principles on Which Teachers Can Rely	316
	References	319
	Index	321