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 in K-12 classrooms. Essential topics include factors that make reading tasks more or less productive for different types of learners, ways to balance independent reading with whole-class and small-group instruction, how to choose appropriate texts, and the connections between reading engagement and proficiency. The relevant research literature is reviewed, and exemplary practices and programs are described.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Guilford Publications
ISBN-13
9781606232866
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87825616
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Language Study
Author
John T. Guthrie, Elizabeth Bernhardt, Angela J Mcrae, Richard L. Allington, Elfrieda H. Hiebert
Publication Name
Reading More, Reading Better
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Education, Teaching
Publication Year
2009
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
273 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
514g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Elfrieda H. Hiebert, Angela J Mcrae, Richard L. Allington, Elizabeth Bernhardt, John T. Guthrie