The Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780805835298 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 02/01/2000 Edition description: New Edition Pages: 456 Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) Lexile: 1560L (what's this?) This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement. It concentrates on the main factors that influence how much a student gains in reading achievement during a year of school, or a calendar year. An attempt is made to answer the following questions: what can educators do to increase reading achievement, and what is beyond their influence? The author is directly concerned with achievement associated with normal or typical reading. The focus of the book is on things teachers can do during an entire school year that are likely to improve the reading level and reading rate of students, which in turn, will increase their reading achievement. This effort to specify the most important causes of