TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: WHAT READING MAKES POSSIBLE ....................................................................................................................... 3 How to Read the Compendium .................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 1: READERS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Early Readers.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................8 Adolescent Readers.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Student Engagement................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Learners of English as an Alternative Language (EAL)..................................................................................................................20 Diverse Learners............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Striving Readers............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 CHAPTER 2: READING .......................................................................................................................................................................................................43 Volume, Stamina, and Avid, Independent Reading....................................................................................................................................44 Comprehension........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 53 Background Knowledge......................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 Vocabulary........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Fluency................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 67 CHAPTER 3: EQUITY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 71 Whole Child...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 72 Social Justice................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Engagement and Motivation............................................................................................................................................................................... 81 The Power of Reading Choice, Time, and Pleasure.......................................................................................................................85 New Literacies: Fan-Created Literary Content..................................................................................................................................... 91 CHAPTER 4: TEXT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 97 Access to Books............................................................................................................................................................................................................98 The Summer Slide—or Reading Leap!.....................................................................................................................................................102 Classroom Libraries..................................................................................................................................................................................................106 Home Libraries................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 111 Genre and Text Types.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 113 Authentic Texts and Text Complexity........................................................................................................................................................ 116 Nonfiction...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................122 Fiction................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 126 CHAPTER 5: TEACH ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 131 Interactive Read-Alouds in the Classroom........................................................................................................................................... 132 Guided Reading........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 138 Text Sets............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 143 Book Clubs.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................148 Reading and Writing Connections............................................................................................................................................................. 154 CHAPTER 6: FAMILY LITERACY .............................................................................................................................................................................. 161 Oral Language—The Foundation of Literacy....................................................................................................................................... 162 Speaking Two (or More) Languages Is Better Than One......................................................................................................... 167 Home Reading Culture..........................................................................................................................................................................................170 The Read-Aloud and Reading Role Models Boost Learning................................................................................................174
LIFETIME BENEFITS: THE CASE FOR INDEPENDENT READING ........................................................................................... 178
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