Teaching Reading: Differentiated Instruction With Leveled Graphic Organizers: 40+ Reproducible, Leveled Organizers That Help You Teach Comprehension . Learning Needs Easily and Effectively

Help every primary reader build comprehension skills with graphic organizers designed at three levels of challenge. Each of the 15 model lessons in this book is paired with three ready-to-use organizers that support a range of learners. Topics include making predictions, understanding character and plot, identifying details, making personal connections to the text, and more.

Nancy L. Witherell teaches graduate and undergraduate literacy courses at Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA, where she currently serves as Chair of the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education.

Nancy, a former elementary school teacher, has numerous publications, including Graphic Organizers and Activities for Differentiated Instruction in Reading (Scholastic, 2002) written with coauthor Mary McMackin. Nancy presents on language-arts instruction nationally, regionally and locally. 

Mary C. McMackin is a professor in the Language and Literacy Division of the School of Education at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA.

Mary began her career as an elementary school teacher and now teaches graduate literacy courses to preservice and in-service teachers. Mary has several publications including her Scholastic, 2002 publication of Graphic Organizers and Activities for Differentiated Instruction in Reading, coauthored with Nancy Witherell.

Mary presents on literacy topics at conferences around the country.