Description:
This practical handbook for teachers presents 26 behaviors in a "Good Reader" alphabet as desired outcomes of language instruction. From "A -- Anticipating Meaning" to "Z -- Zero in on Learning Strategies When They Need Them", each behavior is presented in a three-part discussion. First, a rationale that supports spending classroom time on the particular objective. Second, a classroom observation of behavior reinforcement activities. Finally, a variety a effective strategies and techniques that actively involve students in taking meaning to and from the text. Bibliography.