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Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK-12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of literacy, the needs of specific populations, motivation, assessment, approaches to organizing instruction, and more. Each chapter features bulleted previews of key points; reviews of the research evidence; recommendations for best practices in action, including examples from exemplary classrooms; and engagement activities that help teachers apply the knowledge and strategies they have learned. New to This Edition *Incorporates the latest research findings and instructional practices. *Chapters on new topics: developmental word study and the physiological, emotional, and behavioral foundations of literacy learning. *Chapters offering fresh, expanded perspectives on writing and vocabulary. *Increased attention to timely issues: classroom learning communities, teaching English learners, and the use of digital tools and multimodal texts.
I. Perspectives on Best Practices 1. Evidence-Based Best Practices for Developing Literate Communities, Jacquelynn A. Malloy, Barbara A. Marinak, & Linda B. Gambrell 2. Current Issues and Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Christina L. Madda, Vicki B. Griffo, P. David Pearson, & Taffy E. Raphael 3. Best Practices for Motivating Students to Read, John T. Guthrie & Ana Taboada Barber II. Best Practices for All Students 4. Best Practices in Early Literacy: Preschool, Kindergarten, and First Grade, Lesley Mandel Morrow, Susan M. Dougherty, & Diane H. Tracey 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 Dominguez & Kris D. Gutierrez 7. Best Practices in Adolescent Literacy Instruction, Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey III. Evidence-Based Strategies for Literacy Learning and Teaching 8. Best Practices for Developmental Word Study in Phonics, Vocabulary, and Spelling, Donald R. Bear 9. Best Practices in Vocabulary Instruction, Kathy Ganske 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 Kuhn, Timothy Rasinski, & Chase Young 13. Best Practices in Teaching Writing, Troy Hicks 14. Best Practices in Reading Assessment, 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, Lisa Zawilinski, Elena Forzani, Nicole Timbrell, & Donald J. Leu 16. Organizing Effective Literacy Instruction: Differentiating Instruction to Meet Student Needs, D. Ray Reutzel & Sarah K. Clark 17. Best Practices in the Physiological, Emotional, and Behavioral Foundations of Literacy Achievement, Diane H. Tracey 18. Building Strong Home, School, and Community Partnerships through Culturally Relevant Teaching, Jeanne R. Paratore, Patricia A. Edwards, & Lisa M. O'Brien 19. Best Practices in Professional Learning for Improving Literacy Instruction in Schools, Sharon Walpole, John Z. Strong, & Cary B. Riches Index
