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Best Practices in Literacy Instruction

ISBN: 9781572304420 | 1572304421
Edition: 1st
Format: Trade Book
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Pub. Date: 3/14/1999

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Now in a thoroughly revised and expanded third edition, this evidence-based book distills the latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning into clear strategies for helping all children succeed. Within a comprehensive conceptual framework, the field's leading authorities provide eminently practical recommendations to guide instructional decision making. The third edition has been fully updated with current research findings, policy issues, and program innovations. It offers significantly revised coverage of assessment, motivation, appr... MORE
Introduction1(10)
Linda B. Gambrell
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Susan B. Neuman
... MORE
Michael Pressley
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON EXEMPLARY PRACTICES IN LITERACY11(38)
1. Principles of Best Practice: Finding the Common Ground
11(11)
Linda B. Gambrell
Susan Anders Mazzoni
2. Toward an Ecologically Balanced Literacy Curriculum
22(12)
P. David Pearson
Taffy E. Raphael
3. How We Can Achieve Best Practices in Literacy Instruction
34(15)
James W. Cunningham
PART II: STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING49(196)
4. Best Practices for a Balanced Early Literacy Program
49(19)
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Elizabeth Asbury
5. What Should We Do about Phonics?
68(22)
Patricia M. Cunningham
6. Self-Regulated Comprehension Processing and Its Development through Instruction
90(8)
Michael Pressley
7. Comprehension: Crafting Understanding
98(21)
Cathy Collins Block
8. The Role of Literature in Literacy Development
119(17)
Douglas Fisher
James Flood
Diane Lapp
9. And in the Center Ring, Basal Readers, Attempting the Ultimate Balancing Act
136(16)
Nancy L. Roser
James V. Hoffman
10. Key Components of Sound Writing Instruction
152(23)
Karen Bromley
11. Content Area Literacy Instruction
175(18)
Thomas W. Bean
Paul Cantu Valerio
Lisa Stevens
12. Teaching Literature and Composition in Secondary Schools
193(17)
Judith Diamondstone
Michael W. Smith
13. Best Practices in Literacy Assessment
210(35)
Peter Winograd
Harriette Johns Arrington
PART III: SPECIAL ISSUES245(84)
14. Meeting Each Child's Literacy Needs
245(13)
Dixie Lee Spiegel
15. Creating Continuity in Early Literacy: Linking Home and School with a Culturally Responsive Approach
258(13)
Susan B. Neuman
16. Organizing Literacy Instruction: Effective Grouping Strategies and Organizational Plans
271(21)
D. Ray Reutzel
17. Best Practices in Literacy Instruction for Children with Special Needs
292(19)
Richard L. Allington
Kim Baker
18. The Use of Technology in Literacy Programs
311(18)
Linda D. Labbo
David Reinking
Michael C. McKenna
Index329
Linda B. Gambrell, College of Education, University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD.

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