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Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities

Reid, Robert

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Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

by Reid, Robert

Reading Level 6 11C Ages 9-12 Balanced Read

The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes.

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About This Book

Did you know there are special tricks that can make learning easier, even when it feels really hard? Imagine having a secret toolbox filled with strategies that help you master reading, writing, and math. But that's only the beginning.

Themes

Learning DisabilitiesEducationSelf-Regulated LearningStudy Skills

Quick Assessment

This book offers a clear, step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction designed to support students with learning disabilities. It provides practical techniques to improve self-regulated learning and academic performance in key areas like reading, writing, and math, along with sample lesson plans and reproducible worksheets suitable for elementary and secondary classrooms. Ideal for educators and parents seeking effective, evidence-based strategies.

Why we rated Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities 11C

Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities is written at a Level 6 reading level across 237 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities works for readers up to grade 8.0.

We rate Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities as 11C ("Clear") because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.

Thematically, Strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities explores learning disabilities, education, self-regulated learning, and study skills — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

  • Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
  • Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
  • Kids drawn to stories about learning disabilities, education, self-regulated learning.
  • Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.

Maybe not for

  • ! Readers whose emotional readiness lags behind their decoding skills — this book's intensity outruns its reading level, a classic "gifted kid" mismatch.
  • ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.

For Parents

Content Intensity

11C — Clear
Emotional
Clear
Physical
Clear
Social
Clear
Thematic
Clear

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

Was our "Gentle" content intensity rating accurate for this book?

Reading Insights

Hook Factor

1/10

A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.

Discussion Potential

1/10

A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.

Book DNA

Multi-dimensional content fingerprint

Vocabulary Level
5
Emotional Weight
2
Theme Richness
4
World Scope
3
Data Confidence
7

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Details

Book Length

237 pages
ISBN
1593852827
Pages
237
Publisher
Guilford Press
Published
2006
Type
Nonfiction

Genres

Subjects

Learning Disabled ChildrenEducationUnited StatesÉducationBarn Med FunktionsnedsättningEnfants En Difficulté D'apprentissageUtbildning Och UndervisningLernbehindertenpädagogikLearning Disabled Children, EducationSpecial EducationLearning DisabilitiesPsychologyPsychotherapyChild & AdolescentLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLiteracyStudy SkillsEnfants En Difficulte? D'apprentissage

Places

United States