Front cover -- Advance praise for Best Ever Literacy Survival Tips: 72 Lessons You Can't Teach Without -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- 72 Lessons That Motivate, Engage, and Yield Results -- 20 Bookmarks -- About the Author -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Getting Started -- Chapter 1: Motivation Magic: Guidelines and TOP 5 Strategies for Helping Kids Develop a Passion for Reading -- Chapter 2: The Power of Reading Aloud to Your Students: Guidelines and TOP 5 Read-Aloud Strategies -- Chapter 3: Super Practical Ways to Build an Independent Reading Program in Your Classroom: Guidelines and TOP 5 Independent Reading Strategies -- Chapter 4: Surefire Ways to Engage Students and Improve Comprehension: Guidelines and TOP 5 Comprehension Strategies -- Chapter 5: Reciprocal Teaching-The Reading Super Vitamin: Guidelines and TOP 5 Strategies for Dramatically Boosting Comprehension -- Chapter 6: Navigating Nonfiction: Guidelines and TOP 5 Strategies for Helping Kids Comprehend informational Text -- Chapter 7: Assessment Survival Tips: Guidelines and TOP 5 Quick, Informal Assessments Every Teacher Should Know -- Chapter 8: Grouping Survival Tips: Guidelines and TOP 5 Grouping Strategies for Improving Reading -- Chapter 9: Wonderful Words: Guidelines and TOP 5 Lessons to Improve Vocabulary and Reading -- Chapter 10: Phonics and Phonemic Awareness: Classroom Guide to Best Practices and TOP 5 Phonics/Word Work Lessons -- Chapter 11: Fluency Survival Tips: Guidelines and TOP 5 Strategies for Developing Fantastic Reading Fluency -- Chapter 12: Guided Writing-The Missing Middle Piece! TOP 5 Powerful Lessons for Improving Writing -- Bibliography of Children's Literature -- Notes.