Authors: Jo Anne L. Vacca, Richard T. Vacca, Mary K. Gove, Christine A. McKeon, Linda C. Burkey
ISBN-13: 9780137147960, ISBN-10: 0137147961
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.
Date Published: April 2008
Edition: 7th Edition
Jo Anne L. Vacca is Professor Emeritusat Kent State University.
Richard T. Vacca is Professor Emeritusat Kent State University.
Mary K. Gove is a professor at Cleveland State University.
Linda C. Burkey is a professor at the University of Mount Union.
Lisa A. Lenhart is a professor at The University of Akron where she also is the Director for the Institute for Literacy.
Christine A. McKeon is a professor at Walsh University.
Reading and Learning to Read, 8/e is a highly-popular resource that expertly prepares pre-service and in-service teachers for today’s ever-changing literacy classroom with its comprehensive coverage of philosophies, teaching strategies, and assessment practices. In addition, this book focuses on helping teachers implement effective research-based strategies with struggling and diverse learners; presents practical applications that engage students in new literacies and technology applications; and features the International Reading Association 2010 Standards for Reading Professionals. Professors, pre-service and in-service teachers will find this textbook user-friendly in format, design, and writing style; the expert knowledge is comprehensive and understandable.
Ch. 1 | Knowledge and beliefs about reading | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Approaches to reading instruction | 32 |
Ch. 3 | Early literacy : from birth to school | 56 |
Ch. 4 | Inviting beginners into the literacy club | 90 |
Ch. 5 | Assessing reading performance | 130 |
Ch. 6 | Word identification | 170 |
Ch. 7 | Reading fluency | 218 |
Ch. 8 | Vocabulary knowledge and concept development | 250 |
Ch. 9 | Reading comprehension | 286 |
Ch. 10 | Meeting the literacy needs of diverse learners | 326 |
Ch. 11 | Reading-writing connections | 364 |
Ch. 12 | Bringing children and literature together | 404 |
Ch. 13 | Basal readers and instructional materials | 440 |
Ch. 14 | Making the transition to content area texts | 474 |
Ch. 15 | Managing and organizing an effective classroom | 512 |
App. A | Beliefs about reading interview | 541 |
App. B | The DeFord theoretical orientation to reading profile (TORP) | 547 |
App. C | Reading and writing accomplishments of young children by grade level | 551 |
App. D | Trade books that repeat phonic elements | 557 |
App. E | Annotated bibliography of read-aloud books for developing phonemic awareness | 561 |
App. F | Recommended books for multicultural reading experiences | 567 |
App. G | International reading association standards for reading professionals | 579 |