Introduction. How to use this book -- Strategies and practices. Lesson frameworks and strategies for improving comprehension ; Strategies for content area reading and the improvement of study skills ; Strategies and practices for teaching reading as a language experience ; Recreational reading strategy ; Oral reading strategies and practices ; Strategies for improving word identification ; Multisensory strategies for teaching reading ; Practices for individualized reading -- Diagnostic use of selected teaching strategies -- Strategies for examining teacher effectiveness -- Appendix : examples and activities to accompany selected strategies and practices.