Reading Instruction That Works, Third Edition The Case for Balanced Teaching

by Pressley, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781593852290
• ISBN10: 1593852290
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-29
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This widely adopted text provides a comprehensive guide to effective literacy instruction in the elementary grades. Distinguished scholar and educator Michael Pressley presents research-based, classroom-tested best practices for combining skills-based and whole-language approaches in the context of a highly motivating environment. The book explains the theoretical underpinnings of recommended strategies and techniques and shows how exemplary teachers actually put them into practice.

Author Biography

Michael Pressley is University Distinguished Professor in Teacher Education, as well as Counselling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, at Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Whole Language	p. 15
Skilled Reading	p. 49
Children Who Experience Problems in Learning to Read	p. 66
Before Reading Words Begins	p. 96
Learning to Recognize Words	p. 144
Fluency	p. 195
Vocabulary	p. 220
Expert Primary-Level Teaching of Literacy Is Balanced Teaching	p. 240
The Need for Increased Comprehension Instruction	p. 293
Writing	p. 347
Motivation and Literacy	p. 371
Concluding Reflections...for the Time Being	p. 417
Author Index	p. 449
Subject Index	p. 461
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