Leaving Johnny behind : overcoming barrier to literacy and reclaiming at-risk readers / Anthony Pedriana ; foreword by G. Reid Lyon.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the barriers that prevent students from becoming proficient readers. Pedriana describes evidence-based reading instruction, the conditions under which that instruction is most effective, and for which kids it is most effective.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Pedriana, Anthony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2010.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Prologue
  • Ch01. A Failure to Communicate
  • Ch02. Gayle Force
  • Ch03. Soporific Effluvium
  • Ch04. Preponderance of the Evidence
  • Ch05. Uniformity Unhinged
  • Ch06. The Weak Arm of the Law
  • Ch07. So Shall We Reap
  • Ch08. The Unkindest Cut of All: Reading Science and th eJudas Principle
  • Ch09. The 3 Rs: Reform, Reform, Reform
  • Ch10. Teaching to Mastery
  • Ch11. Through Johnnys Eyes
  • Ch12. Rescuing Johnny
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Resources for Teachers and Parents
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author.