When+Kids+Can't+Read

When Kids Cant Read What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-12
by Kylene Beers published 2003

Chapter 1: A Defining Moment

Chapter 2: Creating Independent Readers

Chapter 3: Assessing Dependent Readers' Needs

Chapter 4: Explicit Instruction in Comprehension

Chapter 5: Learning to Make an Inference

Chapter 6: Frontloading Meaning: Pre-Reading Strategies

Chapter 7: Constructing Meaning: During-Reading Strategies

Chapter 8: Extending Meaning: After-Reading Strategies

Chapter 9: Vocabulary: Figuring Out What Words Mean

Chapter 10: Fluency and Automaticity

Chapter 11: Word Recognition: What's After "Sound It Out"?

Chapter 12: Spelling: From Word Lists to How Words Work

Chapter 13: Creating the Confidence to Respond

Chapter 14: Finding the Right Book

Chapter 15: A Final Letter to George

Appendices A-N