Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills

Name: Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills
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ISBN: 9781557666765

ISBN-10: 1557666768

ISBN-13: 9781557666765

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Judith R. Birsh, Sally E. Shaywitz

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For students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities--and for their peers--creative teaching methods that use two or more senses can dramatically improve their language skills and academic outcomes. That's why every current and future educator needs the second edition of this definitive guide to multisensory teaching. A core text for a variety of reading courses and an invaluable reference for reading specialists, this comprehensive resource shows educators how to use specific multisensory approaches to help students develop skills in key areas such as Refined by user feedback and updated throughout with current research and best practices, this edition features new chapters (see…

Book details

List price: $64.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Publication date: 6/1/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 661
Size: 7.24" wide x 10.30" long x 1.42" tall
Weight: 2.992
Language: English

Judith R. Brish, Ed.D., is an education consultant specializing in professional development. Until her retirement in 2000, she was Adjunct Assisstant Professor of Education in the Program in Learning Disabilities at Teachers College, Columbia University.



About the Editor


About the Contributors


Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



Research and Reading Disability




Multisensory Structured Language Education




Development of Oral Language and Its Relationship to Literacy




Phonemic Awareness and Reading: Research, Activities, and Instructional Materials




Alphabet Knowledge: Letter Recognition, Naming, and Sequencing




The History and Structure of Written English




Assessment of Reading Difficulties




Planning Multisensory Structured Language Lessons and the Classroom Environment




Teaching Reading: Accurate Decoding and Fluency




Teaching Spelling




Biliteracy Instruction for Spanish-Speaking Students




Instruction for Older Students Struggling with Reading




Word Learning and Vocabulary Instruction




Strategies to Improve Reading Comprehension in the Multisensory Classroom




Teaching Handwriting




Composition: Expressive Language and Writing




Multisensory Mathematics Instruction




Learning Strategies and Study Skills: The SkORE System




Working with High-Functioning Dyslexic Adults




Helping Parents of Children with Dyslexia




Glossary




Materials and Sources



Index