To help your students learn a world language, don’t forget the power of reading! In this practical book from Donna Spangler and John Alex Mazzante, you’ll gain a variety of strategies and activities that you can use to teach students to read in a world language, boosting their comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency. Perfect for any age or proficiency level, these classroom-ready activities can easily be adapted to suit your needs!

Special features:






A discussion of the challenges to teaching reading in the world language classroom



A variety of adaptable pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading strategies and activities for students across grade levels and languages



Essential tips for cultivating vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension



Reader’s Theater – a special chapter of strategies for implementing this exciting technique



A list of helpful websites and apps for world language teachers



Useful appendices, including reproducible material for your classroom

Busy world language teachers will love this book’s numerous classroom examples, ready-to-use templates, and free online reading sources. Bonus: The book includes eResources that are free to adapt and print for classroom use from our website, http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138853515.