Guided Practice for Reading Growth provides all you need to support middle grade students reading two or more years below grade level. Twenty-four powerful reading lessons feature original poems and short texts that interest students and encourage them to think deeply.

This unique book shows you how to:

·         Build students' background knowledge by watching and discussing videos.

·         Use poems to improve reading and fluency through practice and performance.

·         Invite students to write about their reading and increase comprehension and recall.

·         Encourage meaningful talk to enlarge students' analytical thinking and understanding.