Details: As a English Teacher, I use the information in this book to help me with crafting some reading strategies within a workshop model for my high school students. Students are engaged and they learn life-long reading skills. I highly recommend this book for your personal library and classroom resource.
Review Summary: easy to understand and lots of good ideas
Date: 2008-10-28
Details: This book was purchased as an optional textbook for a graduate level class. I can see myself employing several of the strategies in my first grade classroom with very little effort on my part. Easy to read and understand.
Review Summary: Great Product
Date: 2008-10-25
Details: Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement
Book came fast and secure. Almost new, but did have some hightlighting.
Would buy again!
Review Summary: Usefull book
Date: 2008-10-07
Details: Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement has easy to read useful information that should be easily transferred into a classroom.
Review Summary: great for english language arts teachers
Date: 2008-09-06
Details: I loved this book. I learned so much. I've become a better reader myself and can't wait to use these strategies with my students.