Promotes the teaching of reading in a child-centred, language rich environment in order to produce children who are truly literate - who can and do read. This text presents current theories and techniques for creating a primary classroom reading programme.

Helping Children Learn to Read

Education & Teaching

Readence, John E.

Searfoss, Lyndon W.&

Schools & Teaching

Allyn&Bacon

Helping Children Learn to Read/Encouraging Literacy Ideas and Activities for Creative Instruction: From Teaching K-8

This fifth edition compendium fills a void by being a ready reference for teachers and prospective teachers, as well as literacy education professionals, who want a clear, overall perspective of instructional procedures and who approach their teaching with a view of experimentation and decision making. This book is intended to be an on-going reference to be used in conjunction with almost any literacy education course. It is designed to afford the reader an active role in examining and evaluating instructional techniques. The authors do not expect readers to become familiar with all of the strategies or practices presented in the text; rather, they recommend reading it selectively and reflectively. Readers should select the units and strategies they wish to review and evaluate.  For pre-service and in-service teachers of reading methods and diagnosis and remediation.

Reading Strategies and Practices: A Compendium

Reference

Tierney, Robert J.

Dishner, Er

Words, Language & Grammar

This K-8 methods book shows how to implement a balanced classroom literacy program that is child-centered and print rich with reading at the core. Helping Children Learn to Read presents, in a clear, readable style, the current theories and techniques for creating a literacy program in elementary grades. There is strong coverage of the role of the basal reader and how to modify its use; the whole language perspective and an integrated language arts curriculum; a teaching-strategies orientation to decoding, vocabulary, comprehension, studying, and writing; plus extensive discussion of emergent literacy, multicultural literature, metacognition, and holistic assessment. For anyone interested in elementary reading methods.

Helping Children Learn to Read: Creating a Classroom Literacy Environment (4th Edition)

Mallette, Marla H.

Pearson

Reading Strategies and Practices: A Compendium (5th Edition)

Practical reference for prospective teachers and literacy education professionals who want a clear, overall perspective of instructional procedures and who approach their teaching with a view of experimentation and decision making.

Reading Strategies and Practices: A Compendium (6th Edition)

Practical reference for prospective teachers and literacy education professionals who want a clear, overall perspective of instructional procedures and who approach their teaching with a view of experimentation and decision making.

Reading Strategies and Practices: A Compendium, MyLabSchool Edition (6th Edition)

The 11th edition of Content Area Literacy focuses on developing 21st century learners who are adept at reading and critiquing multiple texts. Organized into two parts: Learning with Text and Technology and Teaching and Learning Strategies, this edition has a redesigned page format that provides teachers quick and easy access to concepts, ideas, and strategies.
Content Area Literacy features:
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<li>theory and related discipline-specific learning strategies designed to assist middle and secondary students in reading and learning through 21st century literacy practices.</li>
<li>a multimedia approach that integrates the book with additional website resources.</li>
<li>new teaching and learning strategies as well as a discussion of current literacy issues.</li>
</ul>
Content Area Literacy Learning Aids:
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Technology - Access to an expanded companion website provides valuable and current information on the subject.</li>
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Anticipation Guides in Part 1 present a series of statements and facilitate discussion of literacy issues to come.</li>
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Vignettes in Part 2 present a classroom scenario that sets the tone of the chapter lesson.</li>
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Rationale sections explain the purpose of the chapter.</li>
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Learning Objectives focus on the literacy issues discussed in each chapter.</li>
<li>The Graphic Organizer gives a preview of new vocabulary and concepts.</li>
<li>Several Chapter Features including Applications, Consider This, Glimpse into the Classroom, and Summary sections.</li>
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Content Area Literacy End of Chapter Aids:
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Reaction Guides/Vignettes – reinforce the Anticipation Guides and Vignettes from the chapter openers and confirm the big picture presented in the chapter.</li>
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Mini Projects to apply chapter information.</li>
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Website Activity references exercises for the corresponding chapter content.</li>
</ul>

Content Area Literacy: An Integrated Approach

Bean, Thomas W.

Baldwin, R. Scott

Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co.

Content area reading: An integrated approach (The Kendall/Hunt learning through reading series)

Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

How do you prepare students for the unfamiliar concepts, new terms, and unusual writing styles they will encounter during their study of subjects such as biology, history, or vocational arts? This book, an update to the bestselling second edition, offers

Prereading Activities for Content Area Reading and Learning

Moore, David W.

Rickelman, Robert J.

Intl Reading Assn

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