Literacy category: 816 books
The Golden Thread
The Story of Writing
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
A calligraphy expert traces the history of the written word from Mesopotamia to the digital revolutions of today in “a book no bibliophile should miss” (Publishers Weekly).
From the simple representative shapes used to record transactions of goods and services in ancient Mesopotamia to...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
Teaching students specific literacy skills is important--but equally critical, and often overlooked, is giving them the time and opportunity to read actual texts. Bringing together leading scholars, this book focuses on how teachers can improve both the quality and quantity of reading experiences...
Promoting Early Reading
Research, Resources, and Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2010
Bringing together leading scholars, this book describes proven ways to enhance early literacy skills in 3- and 4-year-olds, especially those from low-income families. Presented are scientifically based methods and approaches that are being applied in Early Reading First programs around the country....
Children's Literature in the Classroom
Engaging Lifelong Readers
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Many reading programs today overlook an essential component of literacy instruction—helping children develop an enduring love of reading. This authoritative and accessible guide provides a wealth of ideas for incorporating high-quality children's books of all kinds into K–6 classrooms. Numerous...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2009
This book brings together some of the world’s foremost literacy scholars to discuss how research influences what teachers actually do in the classroom. Chapters describe the current state of knowledge about such key topics as decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, digital literacies, reading disabilities,...
Reclaiming Reading
Teachers, Students, and Researchers Regaining Spaces for Thinking and Action
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Inviting teachers back to the role of reflective advocates for thoughtful reading instruction, this book presents theory and pedagogical possibilities to reclaim and build upon the knowledge base that was growing when government mandates, scripted commercial programs, and high stakes tests took over...
Reading- The Grand Illusion
How and Why People Make Sense of Print
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
What is reading? In this groundbreaking book, esteemed researchers Ken Goodman, Peter Fries, and Steven Strauss, explain not only what reading really is but also why common sense makes it seem to be something quite different from that reality. How can this grand illusion be explained? That is the...
Developing Early Comprehension
Laying the Foundation for Reading Success
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
How does early comprehension develop in young children, and how can we better prepare preschoolers to become successful readers? This important volume compiles today's best research on the often-overlooked topic of prereader comprehension: what we know about it now, and what we need to know to build...
Fluency Instruction, Second Edition
Research-Based Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
This accessible guide brings together well-known authorities to examine what reading fluency is and how it can best be taught. Teachers get a clear, practical roadmap for navigating the often confusing terrain of this crucial aspect of balanced literacy instruction. Innovative approaches to instruction...
by Leslie K. Maniotes
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2018
One of three needed for district-wide implementation of GID at all levels, K-12, this book provides an introduction to an educational method that embeds information literacy into content areas and encourages students to acquire a more intimate knowledge of subjects through asking questions and conducting...
Reading Instruction That Works, Fourth Edition
The Case for Balanced Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
This widely adopted text and K-8 practitioner resource demonstrates how successful literacy teachers combine explicit skills instruction with an emphasis on reading for meaning. Distinguished researcher Richard L. Allington builds on the late Michael Pressley's work to explain the theories and findings...
Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades
Teaching That Supports Engagement and Rigorous Learning
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies...
Critical Content Analysis of Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Reframing Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2016
In this book the authors describe their strategies for critically reading global and multicultural literature and the range of procedures they use for critical analyses. They also reflect on how these research strategies can inform classrooms and children as readers. Critical content analysis offers...
Writing Instruction That Works
Proven Methods for Middle and High School Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Backed by solid research, Writing Instruction That Works answers the following question: What is writing instruction today and what can it be tomorrow? This up-to-date, comprehensive book identifies areas of concern for the ways that writing is being taught in today’s secondary schools. The...