This unique handbook gives reading and learning disability teachers one of the most comprehensive and practical resources available today for diagnosing and remediating all types of reading disabilities in elementary and middle school students. Included are easy--to--follow explanations of the various causes of reading disabilities and over 100 reproducible assessment devices, corrective activity sheets, and other aids. And all of this material is printed in a big 8 1/4" x 11" format for easy photocopying of test and activity pages as many times as needed for use with individual students, small groups, or an entire class!

Table of Contents

The Practical Help This Book Offers. Chapter 1. What are Reading Disabilities? Chapter 2. General Guidelines and Materials for Diagnosing Reading Disabilities. Chapter 3. Ready--to--Use Materials for Diagnosing Disabilities in the Word--Identification Techniques. Chapter 4. Ready--to--Use materials for Diagnosing Disabilities in Comprehension and Basic Study Skills. Chapter 5. Ready--to--Use Strategies and Activities for Correcting Disabilities in the Word--Identification Techniques. Chapter 6. Ready--to--Use Strategies and Activities for Correcting Disabilities in Comprehension and Basic Study Skills. Chapter 7. Special Strategies and Delivery Systems for Teaching Reading Skills to Disabled Readers and Learning--Handicapped Students. Appendices.

About the Author

Wilma H. Miller, Ed.D., is currently Professor of Education at Illinois State University in Normal, where she has taught undergraduate students in reading for 25 years. Prior to that she was an elementary school teacher in Illinois and Arizona. Dr. Miller has published nearly 200 journal articles dealing with various aspects of reading such as The Reading Teacher, Elementary English, and Reading Horizons. She has also authored 20 books in the field, including Reading Teacher's Complete Diagnosis and Correction Manual (1988) and Reading Comprehension Activities Kit (1990), published by The Center.