books by Michael F. Opitz

books by Michael F. Opitz

books:

Michael F. Opitz

Reaching Readers: Flexible and Innovative Strategies for Guided Reading

Michael P. Ford

Heinemann, 2001

A must-read for every reading teacher
Teaching reading? Order your copy now. I swear it will revolutionize the way you teach guided reading. I'm already seeing results.

Rhymes and Reasons : Literature & Language Play for Phonological Awareness

Michael F. Opitz

Heinemann, 2000

A Must Read for Teachers! (and parents too!)
As someone who has read MANY books on the importance of phonological awareness, I found this book to be one of the best. It is a consise resource for anyone wanting to know more about P.A. As the author states on the back of the book it's an "all in one" guide to ...

Do-able Differentiation: Varying Groups, Texts, and Supports to Reach Readers

Michael P. Ford

Heinemann, 2008

Differentiation not new
Do-Able Differentiation held no new information for me. I was disappointed to find that the description of lessons were just renamed ideas that have been in use for years.

Books and Beyond: New Ways to Reach Readers

Michael P. Ford, Matthew D. Zbaracki

Heinemann, 2006

For teachers
Very good examples of how to incorporate a variety of reading materials into any classroom!

Diagnosis and Improvement in Reading Instruction (5th Edition)

Dorothy Rubin, Michael F Opitz

Allyn & Bacon, 2006

order review
This book made it here in good time. I was pleased. The book wasn't damaged when it arrived. Overall I think it was a good purchase

Getting the Most from Predictable Books (Grades K-2)

Michael F. Opitz

Scholastic, 1999

Great resource for the primary classroom
I like this teacher resource because it serves as a supplement to the adopted program in our district. The focus is on trade books and helping beginning readers become successful and independent readers of these books. There are plenty of activites that are tied to ...

Learning Centers (Grades K-4 )

Michael F. Opitz

Scholastic, 1994

Great book for teachers just beginning learning centers!
The book provides great ideas about how to get a learning center set up in a classroom. Excellent information provided to copy.

Good-bye Round Robin, Updated Edition: 25 Effective Oral Reading Strategies

Michael F. Opitz, Timothy Rasinski

Heinemann, 2008

Great strategies for teaching children how to read!
Harris and Hodges (1995) define round-robin reading as "the outmoded practice of calling on students to read orally one after another." Allington (1984) goes on to note "...oral reading is a form of assessment or practice but often without a clearly developed, or ...

Listen Hear! 25 Effective Listening Comprehension Strategies
Michael F. Opitz, Matthew D. Zbaracki

Heinemann, 2004

Have you ever asked your students "Are you listening?" and felt uneasy that their response didn't distinguish listening from hearing? We expect children to spend fifty percent or more of their school day engaged in listening-comprehension activities, yet despite today's emphasis on skills-building in the language arts, most literacy curricula ...

Empowering the reader in every child: the case for flexible grouping when teaching reading.(includes ...
Michael F. Opitz

Scholastic, Inc., 1999

This digital document is an article from Instructor (1990), published by Scholastic, Inc. on January 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1881 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view ...

Afterschool Achievers Reading Club (Grade K)
Dr. Michael F. Opitz

Great Source Education Group, 2004

Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Collection of Articles and ...

International Reading Association, 1998

This compilation of journal articles provides novice and veteran teachers with access to information that heightens understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Articles are grounded in theory yet offer clear explanations that show how this theory can be put into classroom practice. They show the need to value and celebrate ...