Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Second Edition

by Morrow, Lesley Mandel; Gambrell, Linda B.; Pressley, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781572308756
• ISBN10: 1572308753
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-04-30
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Now in a revised and updated second edition, this bestselling book guides teachers in providing effective, engaging literacy instruction that meets the challenges of today's legislative mandates. Identified are principles of best practice that reflect cutting-edge scientific research as well as decades of hands-on classroom experience, and that were cited in the International Reading Association's 2002 position paper on evidence-based reading instruction. Leading researchers and practitioners review the latest findings on key areas of instruction and translate the research into easy-to-implement teaching strategies and ideas. Including updated coverage of early literacy, phonics, comprehension, assessment, adolescent literacy, and more, the second edition also features essential new chapters on vocabulary and fluency instruction.

Author Biography

Lesley Mandel Morrow, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University

Linda B. Gambrell, PhD, is Professor and Director of the School of Education at Clemson University. Prior to coming to Clemson University, she was Associate Dean for Research at the University of Maryland, where she taught graduate and undergraduate reading and language arts courses. Widely recognized for her research and teaching, she has published numerous articles and books. She began her career as an elementary classroom teacher and reading specialist.

Michael Pressley, PhD, is a professor of educational psychology and teacher education at Michigan State University. A leading expert in primary-level literacy education, he has received major research awards from the International Reading Association and the American Educational Research Association. He has published about 250 articles, chapters, and books.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Linda B. Gambrell
Michael Pressley
PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON EXEMPLARY PRACTICES IN LITERACY
Principles of Best Practice: Finding the Common Ground	9	(14)
Susan Anders Mazzoni
Linda B. Gambrell
Toward a More Complex View of Balance in the Literacy Curriculum	23	(20)
P. David Pearson
Taffy E. Raphael
PART II: STRATEGIES FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING
Current Practices in Early Literacy Development	43	(22)
Lesley Mandel Morrow
Elizabeth Asbury
What Research Says about Teaching Phonics	65	(22)
Patricia M. Cunningham
Best Practices in Vocabulary Instruction: What Effective Teachers Do	87	(24)
Camille L. Z. Blachowicz
Peter J. Fisher
Best Practices in Comprehension Instruction	111	(16)
Cathy Collins Block
Michael Pressley
Fluency in the Classroom: Strategies for Whole-Class and Group Work	127	(16)
Melanie R. Kuhn
Building a Sound Writing Program	143	(24)
Karen Bromley
Material Matters: Using Children's Literature to Charm Readers (or Why Harry Potter and the Princess Diaries Matter)	167	(20)
Douglas Fisher
James Flood
Diane Lapp
Adolescent Literacy	187	(14)
Lisa Patel Stevens
Thomas W. Bean
Best Practices in Literacy Assessment	201	(40)
Peter Winograd
Leila Flores-Duenas
Harriette Arrington
PART III: SPECIAL ISSUES
Organizing Effective Literacy Instruction: Grouping Strategies and Instructional Routines	241	(28)
D. Ray Reutzel
See It Change: A Primer on the Basal Reader	269	(18)
Nancy L. Roser
James V. Hoffman
Norma J. Carr
Strategies for Literacy Development for Students with Disabilities	287	(20)
Kim Baker
Richard L. Allington
Effective Use of Technology in Literacy Instruction	307	(26)
Michael C. McKenna
Linda D. Labbo
David Reinking
Achieving Best Practices in Literacy Instruction	333	(14)
James W. Cunningham
Kimberly H. Creamer
Index	347