This user-friendly resource offers a selection of broad-based and stimulating strategies to assist teachers in developing lessons that will advance students' reading abilities. The author designs strategies to motivate and to encourage reading, to help improve the teaching-learning process, and to plan for appropriate instruction. The book addresses all standard literacy topics and is appropriate for instructing beginning through intermediate level readers. Specific chapter topics cover word identification strategies, meaning vocabulary strategies, comprehension strategies, writing strategies, and study skills strategies. For use as a resource guide by student teachers.