• Table the labels for striving readers, cultivate their curiosity, build classroom libraries that ensure access to and choice of books, and pump up their reading volume, trusting that strivers are more likely to discover the joys of reading with the right books in hand.
• Match striving readers to books based on multiple considerations beyond just reading level.
• Demonstrates how to Assess Readers in the Round, gathering and analyzing data from a spectrum of reading behaviors, attitudes, and understandings.
• By Annie Ward, Stephanie Harvey

When it comes to readers who need the most support, teachers can't afford to waste time using fragmented, skill-and-drill interventions that don't work. Literacy specialists Stephanie Harvey and Annie Ward demonstrate how to "table the labels" and use detailed formative assessments to craft targeted, personalized instruction that enable striving readers to do what they need above all - to find books they love and engage in voluminous reading. Loaded with ready-to-go lessons, routines, and "actions," as well as the latest research, this book is a must for any teacher who strives to make every reader a thriving reader.