Explaining Reading, Fourth Edition
A Resource for Explicit Teaching of Concepts, Skills, and Strategies
Gerald G Duffy author Roya Q Scales author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Guilford Publications
Publishing:1st Jun '26
£33.99
This title is due to be published on 1st June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Now in a revised and updated fourth edition with 50% new material, this highly practical book guides teachers to demystify the reading process for K–8 students who are struggling. Thirty detailed lesson examples illustrate ways to explain and scaffold skills and strategies as an integral part of purposeful, motivating reading tasks. Teachers can use these examples as starting points for explicit instruction that meets their own students' particular needs. The book shows how to give students the secrets of understanding--and appreciating--both literature and informational texts. Numerous text boxes clarify key concepts and share adaptations for different grade levels.
New to This Edition
- Many of the 30 examples are new or revised, and give increased attention to reading/n-/writing integration.
- Chapter on classroom experiences that promote reading for meaning.
- Chapter on organizing and managing differentiated instruction, including for English learners.
- New discussions of student motivation and agency. <
"Duffy and Scales have created a vital resource for teachers who want to teach reading concepts explicitly while aligning their instructional practices to support comprehension. The book guides teachers in the kind of thinking that expert teachers do, using concrete classroom examples. The fourth edition has a heightened focus on student agency and motivation. This book is essential reading for preservice, beginning, and veteran teachers, as well as for professional development providers who want to promote adaptive, visionary, and effective reading teachers."--Margaret Vaughn, PhD, College of Education, Washington State University
"This book takes the 'secret' out of reading by showing how to teach comprehension skills and strategies through clear, step-by-step lessons. The 30 sample lessons model what teachers can say and do to guide students toward true understanding. Each lesson includes adaptations for different grade levels and subjects, making it practical and flexible. As an EL teacher, I value the focus on differentiation and supporting English learners."--Monica Kula, MA, Bilingual Teacher, Pennoyer School District #79, Norridge, Illinois
"As a teacher of paraprofessionals earning education degrees, I often hear my students express that despite extensive experience in schools, they lack the confidence to try some of the teaching techniques we discuss in class. The fourth edition of Explaining Reading not only provides excellent content, but does so in a way that empowers educators to create authentic and explicit lessons that will foster students' motivation in their classrooms."--Joy Myers, PhD, Executive Director, Grow Your Own Initiatives, James Madison University-
ISBN: 9781462562602
Dimensions: unknown
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256 pages
4th edition