Reading for Meaning

Resource Type

Video - Parent

Description

Kids can be taught how to take what they read and make it their own. Hosted by Frank McCourt, this program shows how getting a book "inside your head," understanding it, and connecting it to your life and everything else you know is the ultimate purpose of learning how to read. "Reading for Meaning" is a 30-minute program in the Launching Young Readers series that highlights effective comprehension strategies. Through interviews with experts and visits to classrooms, the program shows how parents and teachers can help children understand the words on a page. This program also features a visit with childrenís book author Walter Dean Myers, creator of Harlem.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)

Web Address

http://ldonline.learningstore.org/products/LD1019.html

Languages

English

Publication

2002

Availability

• LD Online - LD OnLine is a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. It is operated in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and is made possible by generous support from Lindamood-Bell Learning ProcessesÆ and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. LD OnLine is a collaboration between public broadcasting and the learning disabilities community. Our public television station has made a long-term commitment to serving the LD community. We create television, radio, and Internet programs dedicated to improving the lives of children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
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