Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading A Professional Development Guide to Phonics

by Zimmerman, Belinda S.; Padak, Nancy D.; Rasinski, Timothy V.

• ISBN13: 9780205456307
• ISBN10: 0205456308
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-12-10
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Learn to collaborate to assess and enhance your current comprehension practices! Literacy experts, Timothy Rasinski and Nancy Padak explore five of the major components essential to creating an effective literacy program and present teachers with friendly tips and strategies to implement at their own school. The new series,Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading is a five part professional development program designed to help teachers meet the literacy instruction guidelines as identified by the National Reading Panel (2000). Each of the five books in the series focuses on one key component: phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension and offers recommendations for incorporating appropriate reading materials, fostering productive home-school connections, and promoting a desire for students to learn to read and write throughout the five part series. Making this the perfect professional development resource for teachers in the elementary classroom!

Author Biography

Belinda S. Zimmerman is an adjunct Professor of English at Kent State University where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literary education.

Table of Contents

Series Introduction: Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading: A Professional Development Guide	p. xi
The National Reading Panel Report	p. xii
Professional Development in Literacy	p. xv
Using the Books	p. xv
Overview of Book Contents	p. xvi
Introduction: Phonics	p. xix
Phonics Instruction: What Does Research Tell Us?	p. 1
What Is Phonics?	p. 2
Phonics and Phonemic Awareness: Are They the Same?	p. 3
Why Is Phonics Important?	p. 3
The Issue of Scope and Sequence	p. 8
Components of Successful Phonics Programs	p. 9
Conclusion	p. 11
Professional Development Suggestions	p. 12
Instructional Strategies for Phonics Development	p. 15
Guiding Principles for Instruction	p. 16
Professional Development Suggestions	p. 17
Strategy Suggestions	p. 17
Phonics Materials and Programs	p. 39
Professional Development Suggestions	p. 40
Assessing Phonics Development	p. 43
Big Ideas	p. 44
Evaluate Your Current Assessment Practices	p. 48
Ideas for Assessment	p. 48
Plans for Change	p. 53
Fostering Home-School Connections	p. 55
English Language Learners and Phonics Development	p. 56
Communicating with Families	p. 58
In Conclusion	p. 62
Professional Development Suggestions	p. 63
Resources	p. 67
Websites	p. 67
Trade Books to Enhance Phonics Instruction	p. 69
Predictable Books	p. 71
Recommended Teacher Resource Books	p. 79
Book Club Ideas	p. 81
Notes	p. 85
References	p. 101
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