Essentials of Elementary Reading: (Part of the Essentials of Classroom Teaching Series) (2nd Edition)

Combines elements from traditional and whole-language approaches, including emergent literacy and strategies for word recognition and reading comprehension. In addition to practical reading instruction methods, the authors discuss theory, program development, and classroom assessment. The final chapter synthesizes the concepts covered by describing a typical day in a fourth-grade classroom. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.