This book provides not only educators, but parents and caretakers with a variety of engaging instructional strategies for K-8 students. These approaches enable all students to read easily and enjoyably by utilizing different styles and approaches. None typically are used in conventional classrooms, but children who either have not mastered-or who do not enjoy-reading, become involved in and energized with active participation. When these activities are introduced, many children will begin recognizing words, stringing them together, increase vocabulary, and reading within the first four months of beginning_if not earlier.

Chapter 1 Theory Behind the Strategies Part 1 Introduction to Teaching Every Child to Read Part 2 Teaching Primary Children to Read (K-2) Chapter 2 Research Behind the Strategies Part 3 Encouraging Parents to Reinforce Reading at Home Chapter 3 Teaching Very Young Children to Read: Getting In-Touch Readiness Activities Chapter 4 Teaching Young Children to Read with Kinesthetic Games Part 4 Teaching Elementary Children to Read (3-5) Part 5 Teaching Middle School Children to Read (6-8) Chapter 5 Teaching Young Children to Read by Singing Chapter 6 Teaching Young Children to Read by Combining Music, Lyrics and Text Chapter 7 Teaching Young Children to Read with Tape Recorded Books Chapter 8 Teaching Young Children to Read with Body Parts Chapter 9 Teaching Young Children to Read by Baking Chapter 10 Teaching Young Children to Read by Preparing Them for a Trip or Vacation Chapter 11 Teaching Young Children with Everyday Print Chapter 12 Teaching Elementary Children to Read with Reading is the Answer Chapter 13 Teaching Elementary Children to Read with Language Games Chapter 14 Teaching Elementary Children to Read Through Rebus and Rhyme Chapter 15 Teaching Elementary Children to Read Poetry Chapter 16 Teaching Elementary Children to Read By Scrap Booking Chapter 17 Teaching Middle School Children with Cultural Texts Chapter 18 Teaching Middle School Children to Read with Programmed Learning Sequences Chapter 19 Teaching Middle School Children to Read with Small-Group Strategies Chapter 20 Teaching Middle School Children to Read with Contract Activity Packages Chapter 21 Conclusion: Testing Yourself: A Case Study Review