From Fluency to Comprehension: Powerful Instruction through Authentic Reading (Teaching Practices That Work Series)

From Fluency to Comprehension: Powerful Instruction through Authentic Reading (Teaching Practices That Work Series) by Rasinski, Timothy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781462511532.

Helping teachers move beyond fluency as measured by speed alone, this book focuses on building the skills that students need to read accurately, meaningfully, and expressively--the essential components of reading comprehension. Each concise chapter presents a tried-and-true instructional or assessment strategy and shows how K-12 teachers can apply it in their own classrooms, using a wide variety of engaging texts. Special features include classroom examples, "Your Turn" activities, and 24 reproducible forms, in a large-size format for easy photocopying. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.