eTextbook 978-0132837798 Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach

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Product details

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0134813103
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0134813103
• Author: Gail Tompkins

Integrating the best of what we currently know about teaching reading and writing, as well as ideas that will lead us into the future, Literacy for the 21st Century: A Balanced Approach provides the balance of pedagogy and application that teachers need to be successful in the classroom. It covers the fundamental components of literacy, illustrates how to teach skills and strategies, identifies how to differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students today, and supports digital teaching and learning. An emphasis is placed on preparing readers to become teachers who will ensure their students meet grade-level standards. The Seventh Edition provides the theoretical background and most contemporary and practical approaches for literacy instruction–everything readers need to create a classroom climate that allows all students to flourish.

Table contents:

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING AND TEACHING FOR LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
1 Becoming an Effective Literacy Teacher
2 Examining Students’ Literacy Development
3 Assessing Students’ Literacy Development
PART 2: LITERACY DEVELOPMENT
4 Cracking the Alphabetic Code
5 Developing Fluent Readers and Writers
6 Learning to Spell
7 Expanding Academic Vocabulary
8 Teaching Comprehension: Reader Factors
9 Teaching Comprehension: Text Factors
PART 3: LITERACY INSTRUCTION
10 Scaffolding Students’ Reading Development
11 Scaffolding Students’ Writing Development
12 Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
PART 4: COMPENDIUM OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES