Education Professional Development
Sometimes Reading Is Hard
Using decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies to inspire fluent, passionate, lifelong readers
- Publisher
- Pembroke Publishers
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2021
- Category
- Professional Development, Reading & Phonics
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551383514
- Publish Date
- Sep 2021
- List Price
- $32.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781551389516
- Publish Date
- Aug 2021
- List Price
- $25.95
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Description
When students say that reading is boring, difficult, overwhelming, or they cannot find a good book, it is almost impossible to sell them on the idea that reading is fun and worthwhile. Sometimes Reading is Hard shows teachers how to develop the skills students need to be successful and how to cultivate passionate, lifelong readers. Classroom vignettes, promising practices, and step-by-step activities illustrate how teachers can weave teaching the skills of reading, decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency with real reasons to read. When students want to read and they enjoy it, their reading skills improve. With the right motivation, any student can become an enthusiastic reader.
About the author
Robin Bright is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in language arts, reading, writing, and gender. Previously, Dr. Bright taught elementary school for ten years. She has written several books (including Write from the Start, published by Portage & Main Press in 2001) and numerous articles on learning to read and write. In her work as an educator, Dr. Bright provides student teachers and experienced teachers alike with stimulating professional development activities related to the literacy needs and interests of Canadian children, especially teens. She and her family enjoy reading and travelling together.
Editorial Reviews
“Undoubtedly, multiple pages will be dog-eared, filled with notes in the margins, highlighted, bookmarked and replicated. It is not a book to sit on the shelf; it has been designed to be a teacher’s lesson plan companion, providing practical guidance and encouragement as they set their heart on the goal of helping children learn to read.” — Chris Mattatall, The Inclusive Educator Journal, February 2022
"…a cornucopia of ideas, practices, strategies, and stories to inspire teachers at all levels to commit to empowering a child with the skill of reading." — Colleen Whidden, Canadian Journal of Education, 2022
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