Striking a Balance
A Comprehensive Approach to Early Literacy
6. Auflage
Erschienen am 4. Mai 2020
544 Seiten
978-0-429-81030-5 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Now in its sixth edition, Striking a Balance clearly illustrates how to create a comprehensive early literacy program that places direct skills instruction within the context of rich and varied reading and writing experiences.
Text discussions, dynamic activities, and valuable appendices provide a variety of effective instructional resources, selected based on research and teacher testimonials. The sixth edition incorporates recent updates to national and state standards, as well as expanded sections on working with English language learners and students with special needs, while maintaining the book's essential features: classroom vignettes, discussion questions, field-based activities, a student website, and study guide.
An essential resource for early literacy instructors, this textbook's practical approach fundamentally demonstrates how children develop authentic literacy skills through a combination of direct strategy instruction and motivating contexts.
Text discussions, dynamic activities, and valuable appendices provide a variety of effective instructional resources, selected based on research and teacher testimonials. The sixth edition incorporates recent updates to national and state standards, as well as expanded sections on working with English language learners and students with special needs, while maintaining the book's essential features: classroom vignettes, discussion questions, field-based activities, a student website, and study guide.
An essential resource for early literacy instructors, this textbook's practical approach fundamentally demonstrates how children develop authentic literacy skills through a combination of direct strategy instruction and motivating contexts.
Weitere Details
Auflage
6th edition
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
London
Großbritannien
Verlagsgruppe
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Illustrationen
84 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 85 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-0-429-81030-5 (9780429810305)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Weitere Ausgaben
Personen
Nancy Lee Cecil is Professor Emeritus in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.
Albert S. Lozano is Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.
Mae Chaplin is Associate Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.
Albert S. Lozano is Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.
Mae Chaplin is Associate Professor in the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento, USA.
Inhalt
1. A Child Learns to Read 2. A Quest for Balance 3. Emergent Literacy 4. Phonemic Awareness 5. Phonics, Sight Vocabulary, and Fluency 6. Spelling 7. Acquiring Word Meanings 8. Reading Comprehension 9. Writing-Reading Connections 10. Informational Text in the Classroom 11. Large- and Small-Group Reading Strategies 12. Literacy and Technology in a Balanced Classroom 13. Assessment of Early Literacy Development 14. Home as Partner 15. The Early Literacy Classroom
