Reviews
"If you are a literacy educator looking for solutions, this book is just what you need! Whether it's the CCSS, new literacies, struggling readers, or other key literacy topics, this book provides up-to-date, evidence-based information. With end-of-chapter activities to draw readers in, this book is a powerful tool for school-based professional development efforts and graduate courses in literacy programs."--Mariam Jean Dreher, PhD, Department of Teaching, Learning, Policy, and Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park "This remarkable work shares critical knowledge about important aspects of literacy instruction and learning. Each chapter of the fifth edition intertwines connections to the CCSS to help readers understand how the practices resonate with the standards. Throughout, the contributors suggest ways to accommodate and differentiate instruction so that all students are successful. I love the way every chapter showcases ways to promote active, engaged learning for all aspects of literacy instruction and learning."--Diane M. Barone, EdD, Foundation Professor of Literacy Studies, University of Nevada, Reno "The fifth edition has been updated to identify and explore significant literacy issues encountered by today's educators, such as RTI, the CCSS, close reading, text complexity, and more. Among the book's contributions is its reclaiming of the term 'best practices.' Rather than focusing on particular teaching strategies that are assumed to be universally appropriate for all children, best practices in this text are contingent on teacher expertise. Offering a rich array of strategies for crafting high-quality literacy instruction that can meet the needs of individual children, the book addresses everything from phonics instruction to online literacies. Literacy educators will find important lessons that they can adapt, implement, and explore in PreK-8 classrooms."--Catherine Compton-Lilly, EdD, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "If you are a literacy educator looking for solutions, this book is just what you need! Whether it's the CCSS, new literacies, struggling readers, or other key literacy topics, this book provides up-to-date, evidence-based information. With end-of-chapter activities to draw readers in, this book is a powerful tool for school-based professional development efforts and graduate courses in literacy programs."--Mariam Jean Dreher, PhD, Department of Teaching, Learning, Policy, and Leadership, University of Maryland, College Park "This remarkable work shares critical knowledge about important aspects of literacy instruction and learning. Each chapter of the fifth edition intertwines connections to the CCSS to help readers understand how the practices resonate with the standards. Throughout, the contributors suggest ways to accommodate and differentiate instruction so that all students are successful. I love the way every chapter showcases ways to promote active, engaged learning for all aspects of literacy instruction and learning."--Diane M. Barone, EdD, Foundation Professor of Literacy Studies, University of Nevada, Reno
Table of Content
I. Perspectives on Best Practices 1. Evidence-Based Best Practices for Comprehensive Literacy Instruction in the Age of Common Core Standards, Linda B. Gambrell, Jacquelynn A. Malloy, Barbara A. Marinak, & Susan Anders Mazzoni 2. Current Issues and Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Vicki B. Griffo, Christina L. Madda, P. David Pearson, & Taffy E. Raphael 3. Best Practices for Motivating Students to Read, John T. Guthrie II. Best Practices for All Students 4. Best Practices in Early Literacy: Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade, Diane H. Tracey & Lesley Mandel Morrow 5. Best Practices to Change the Trajectory of Struggling Readers, Victoria J. Risko & Doris Walker-Dalhouse 6. Best Practices for Teaching Dual Language Learners: Leveraging Everyday Literacies, Michael Domínguez & Kris D. Gutiérrez 7. Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction, Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey III. Evidence-Based Strategies for Literacy Learning and Teaching 8. Best Practices in Teaching Phonological Awareness and Phonics, Patricia M. Cunningham 9. Best Practices in Vocabulary Instruction, Camille L. Z. Blachowicz & Peter J. Fisher 10. Best Practices in Narrative Text Comprehension Instruction, Janice F. Almasi & Susan J. Hart 11. Best Practices in Informational Text Comprehension Instruction, Nell K. Duke & Nicole M. Martin 12. Best Practices in Fluency Instruction, Melanie R. Kuhn & Timothy Rasinski 13. Best Practices in Teaching Writing, Karen Bromley 14. Best Practices in Reading Assessment: Working toward a Balanced Approach, Peter Afflerbach, Byeong-Young Cho, Maria Elliker Crassas, & Jong-Yun Kim IV. Perspectives on Special Issues 15. Best Practices in Teaching the New Literacies of Online Research and Comprehension, Donald J. Leu, Lisa Zawilinski, Elena Forzani, & Nicole Timbrell 16. Organizing Effective Literacy Instruction: Differentiating Instruction to Meet Student Needs, D. Ray Reutzel, Sarah K. Clark, & Michelle Flory 17. Helping Parents Help Children Achieve the Common Core State Standards: Reaching Out in Different Ways, Jeanne R. Paratore, Patricia A. Edwards, & Lisa M. O'Brien 18. Best Practices in Professional Development for Improving Literacy Instruction in Schools, Sharon Walpole & Michael C. McKenna
