"Teaching Foundational Skills to Secondary Readers by Dr. Nancy Frey is a necessary resource for secondary educators. Dr. Frey’s practical strategies and deep understanding of supporting striving secondary readers and writers make this book a necessary go-to guide for teachers.”
“There is no age limit on learning to read! This fact is even more critical for adolescent students. Students who have been unsuccessful face even greater challenges overcoming reading deficits. The good news it is never too late to learn. Practitioners must first change their mindset and instructional practices. This book is research rich providing a solid foundation of critical instructional practices, as well as providing easy to implement strategies. A must read for all practitioners!”
"Understanding what foundational skills are and how to support adolescents is critical in schools today. Teaching Foundational Skills to Adolescent Readers provides a much-needed resource for educators to learn how to teach foundational skills to adolescents in engaging and meaningful ways. In this text, Fisher, Frey and colleagues provide insight into adolescents’ literacy journeys and demonstrate how theories of effective literacy instruction apply to practice.