Richard T. Vacca is Professor Emeritus at Kent State University.

Mary K. Gove is a professor at Cleveland State University.

Linda C. Burkey is a professor at the University of Mount Union.

Lisa A. Lenhart is a professor at the University of Akron where she also is the Director for the Institute for Literacy.

Christine A. McKeon is a professor at Walsh University.

Preface 

Chapter 1 Knowledge and Beliefs About Reading

Chapter 2 Approaches to Reading Instruction

Chapter 3 Meeting the Literacy Needs of Diverse Learners

Chapter 4 Early Literacy: From Birth to School

Chapter 5 Literacy Instruction for Beginning Readers and Writers

Chapter 6 Assessing Reading Performance

Chapter 7 Word Identification

Chapter 8 Reading Fluency

Chapter 9 Vocabulary Knowledge and Concept Development

Chapter 10 Reading Comprehension

Chapter 11 Reading—Writing Connections

Chapter 12 Bringing Children and Literature Together

Chapter 13 Instructional Materials

Chapter 14 Making the Transition to Content Area Texts

Appendix A Beliefs About Reading Interview

Appendix B Trade Books That Repeat Phonic Elements

Appendix C Annotated Bibliography of Read-Aloud Books for Developing Phonemic Awareness

Appendix D Recommended Books for Multicultural Reading Experiences

Appendix E International Reading Association Standards for Reading Professionals

Glossary

References

Name Index

Subject Index

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