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Reading Pathways

Simple Exercises to Improve Reading Fluency
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Reading Pathways by Dolores G. Hiskes offers a structured guidance system aimed at improving reading skills through phonics-based instruction. It breaks down reading into manageable steps, providing activities and exercises that support gradual skill development and enhance reading fluency. Ideal for educators and parents alike, the book is designed to help beginners and struggling readers improve their proficiency with ease.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in helping learners improve their reading skills systematically and effectively. It's ideal for parents, teachers, or tutors seeking a structured approach to teaching phonics and reading fluency. The book is filled with clear guidelines and practice material, making it a valuable resource for those passionate about literacy education.

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Equally effective as a complement to Phonics Pathways (0-7879-7910-4) or as a stand-alone resource, this new book offers a highly effective approach to developing reading speed, accuracy, and vocabulary. It consists of word pyramids that start with one word and gradually build into complete sentences of increasing complexity.

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Now in its fifth edition, Reading Pathways (with help from Dewey the Bookworm™) offers an easy-to-use, highly effective approach to teaching reading accuracy and fluency to students of all ages, using a unique pyramid format.

Reading pyramids begin with one word and slowly build into phrases and sentences of gradually increasing complexity. As the student moves from the pinnacle to the base of each pyramid, the phrase or sentence becomes more interesting and expansive, and the student's confidence grows with each line completed. Progressively building up the amount of text per line increases eye span, strengthens eye tracking, and develops reading fluency.

The book also features more challenging multi-syllable word pyramid exercises and games to further develop fluency and vocabulary. Learning to read long words by syllables removes the fear and mystique of multi-syllable words and helps students build the strong vocabulary so critical for success in reading and writing.

Dewey® and Dewey Decimal Classification® are proprietary trademarks of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, and are used with permission.

Dewey the Bookworm™, Dewey D. System, Bookwormus Giganticus™, and the design mark of the character Dewey are trademarks of Dolores G. Hiskes and are also used with permission.

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Reading Pathways by Dolores G. Hiskes receives praise for its innovative use of reading pyramids, which start with a single word and gradually expand into more complex sentences. The method aims to enhance accuracy, fluency, eye span, and eye tracking in readers.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780787992897

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 January 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.

Edition: 5th edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 211.0mm

Height: 269.0mm

Weight: 386g

Pages: 160

About the Author

THE AUTHOR

Dolores G. Hiskes has authored a wide variety of nationally acclaimed teaching materials, including her best-selling book Phonics Pathways. She has tutored reading for over thirty years and trained teachers from all over the world. Well-established in professional journals and a winner of numerous honors, Hiskes publishes Phonics Talk, a free online newsletter about teaching reading, which can be found at www.dorbooks.com.

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