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Book SynopsisWhat are the principles that every elementary teacher must learn in order to plan and adapt successful literacy instruction? This concise course text and practitioner resource brings together leading experts to explain the guiding ideas that underlie effective instructional practice. Each chapter reviews one or more key principles and highlights ways to apply them flexibly in diverse classrooms and across grade levels and content areas. Chapters cover core instructional topics (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension); high-quality learning environments; major issues such as assessment, differentiation, explicit instruction, equity, and culturally relevant pedagogy; and the importance of teachersâ reflective practice and lifelong learning.
Trade Review"Parsons and Vaughn have invited a group of extraordinary literacy researchers and practitioners to reflect on state-of-the art principles for teaching students at arguably the most important developmental grade levels. In addition to a laser focus on the most pressing issues of K-5 literacy instruction, the volume honors the work of teachers. Each scholar respectfully presents how instruction can and should cause young readers to maximize their literacy potential. This book is a perfect text for preservice elementary literacy methods courses, will likely be used in reading specialist graduate programs, and can frame lively conversations about effective literacy instruction in professional learning communities."--Barbara A. Marinak, PhD, Dean, School of Education, Mount St. Mary's University
"I have learned from both my research and my more than 50 years of working with K-5 classroom teachers that teaching reading is a complex, creative process based in principles, not rules. Teachers must apply those principles in various ways at various times to help students become all they are capable of being. This book helps teachers understand that the key to success is thoughtful adaptation of an array of environmental, instructional, and personal principles. It is a valuable introductory resource for preservice and inservice teachers immersed in the complexities of teaching reading to diverse populations of students."--Gerald G. Duffy, EdD, College of Education (Emeritus), Michigan State University
"This book is impressive on several counts, including the caliber of the contributors and the compelling chapter topics. Teacher educators who are intent on preparing preservice teachers for a world in which diversity, equity, and inclusion are the mainstays undergirding effective literacy instruction will find myriad reasons to adopt this book."--Donna E. Alvermann, PhD, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of Georgia
"A detailed, current, and comprehensive guide to the essential elements of teaching reading and other components of literacy. As a former reading specialist, classroom teacher, and administrator, I highly encourage all educational leaders to read this exceptional text for a deeper understanding of the principled approach to literacy instruction."--Mary E. McNamee, MS, early childhood specialist, School Readiness Project, Fairfax County Government Office for Children, Virginia-
Table of ContentsI. Environment
1. Print- and Text-Rich Classroom Environments, Allison Ward Parsons & Christy Irish
2. Well-Managed and Efficient Literacy Learning Environments, D. Ray Reutzel & Sarah K. Clark
3. Literacy Teaching for Equity, María Paula Ghiso, H. Gerald Campano, & Ankhi G. Thakurta
II. Instruction
4. Phonemic Awareness and Phonics, Evan Ortlieb, Susan Schatz, & Kathy Ganske
5. Reading Fluency, Chase Young, Timothy Rasinski, & Shelly Landreth
6. Comprehension and Vocabulary, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, & Rachelle S. Savitz
7. Assessment, Dixie Massey
8. Appropriate Intervention, Ying Guo & Allison Breit-Smith
9. Effective Differentiation, Steven J. Amendum & Kristin Conradi Smith
10. Explicit Instruction, Dana A. Robertson
11. Using Discussion to Support Literacy Learning, Jacquelynn A. Malloy & Leslie D. Roberts
12. Writing–Reading Integration, Zoi A. Philippakos
13. Literacy in the Disciplines, Cynthia H. Brock, Vicky I. Zygouris-Coe, Andrea Hayden, Joshua Montgomery, Kathleen Kniss, & Katherine Muir Welsh
14. Arranging for Reading Engagement, Gay Ivey & Erika S. Gray
15. Authentic, Challenging Tasks, Roya Q. Scales
16. Autonomy-Supportive Classroom Environments, Samantha T. Ives, Madelyn Stephens Wells, & Seth A. Parsons
17. Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Multiliteracies, Jennifer D. Turner, Chrystine Mitchell, & Olivia A. Murphy
18. Critical Approaches to Text, Grace Enriquez
19. Integrating Digital Technology, Amy C. Hutchison
20. Adaptive Teaching, Margaret Vaughn
III. Teachers
21. Reflective Practice, Mary McGriff & Michelle Rosen
22. Teachers as Lifelong Learners, Aimee L. Morewood & Julie W. Ankrum
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