9780130172976

Appropriate for courses in Elementary Reading Methods. This best-selling text is based on four contemporary theories of literacy learningconstructivist, sociolinguistic, interactive, reader responseand advocates a balanced approach to teaching reading. The author offers a highly readable text demonstrating how to implement a literature-based reading program using skills and strategies taught with a whole-part-whole approach.

Gail E. Tompkins is a Professor at California State University, Fresno, in the Department of Literacy and Early Education.

PART I What Is a Balanced Approach to Literacy Instruction?

2

(114)

Becoming an Effective Teacher of Reading

6

(34)

Teaching the Reading and Writing Processes

40

(38)

Assessing Students' Literacy Development

78

(38)

PART II How Do Children Learn to Read and Write?

116

(114)

Working With Emergent Readers and Writers

120

(40)

Breaking the Alphabetic Code

160

(36)

Developing Fluent Readers and Writers

196

(34)

PART III How Do Readers and Writers Construct Meaning?

230

(116)

Learning About the Meaning of Words

234

(34)

Facilitating Students' Comprehension

268

(38)

Becoming Familiar With the Structure of Text

306

(40)

PART IV How Do Teachers Organize Literacy Instruction?

346

(145)

Literature Focus Units

350

(32)

Literature Circles

382

(22)

Reading and Writing Workshop

404

(28)

Basal Reading Textbooks

432

(24)

Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

456

(35)

PART V Compendium of Instructional Procedures

491

(43)

Appendix: Award-Winning Books for Children

534

(5)

Index of Authors and Titles

539

(13)

Subject Index

552

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Literacy for the 21st Century : A Balanced Approach

Literacy for the 21st Century : A Balanced Approach

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