Reading Instruction That Works, Fourth Edition
The Case for Balanced Teaching
4th Edition
Published on 19. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
487 pages
978-1-4625-1680-3 (ISBN)
Description
*A bestseller since its initial release, now updated: includes a new chapter, new research, and updates throughout.
*Pressley and Allington are both preeminent literacy scholars.
*New chapter shows how balanced teaching unites both skills-emphasis and meaning-emphasis approaches.
*Renowned authorship and integrative approach are among the qualities that make this a perennial favorite.
*Pressley and Allington are both preeminent literacy scholars.
*New chapter shows how balanced teaching unites both skills-emphasis and meaning-emphasis approaches.
*Renowned authorship and integrative approach are among the qualities that make this a perennial favorite.
Reviews / Votes
. -Thoroughly defines and describes each type of instruction before showing how successful classrooms provide teacher support as children apply the skills they are learning. (on the third edition)--Curriculum Connections, 04/01/2007??A valuable resource of significant information and viewpoints about the nature of the reading act, the essential aspects of learning to read and of not learning to read, and the processes needed to transform reading education in our elementary schools today. (on the second edition)--Teachers College Record, 02/01/2014More details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Guilford Publications
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
660 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4625-1680-3 (9781462516803)
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Persons
Michael Pressley, PhD, was University Distinguished Professor, Director of the Doctoral Program in Teacher Education, and Director of the Literacy Achievement Research Center at Michigan State University until his death in 2006. An expert on effective elementary literacy instruction, he was the author or editor of more than 300 journal articles, chapters, and books. Dr. Pressley was the recipient of the 2004 E. L. Thorndike Award (from Division 15 of the American Psychological Association), the highest award given for career research accomplishment in educational psychology.
Richard L. Allington, PhD, is Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee. He has published over 150 articles, chapters, and books, and has twice received the Albert J. Harris Award from the International Reading Association (IRA) for an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the prevention and assessment of reading disabilities. Dr. Allington has served as president of both the IRA and the Literacy Research Association. He is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
Richard L. Allington, PhD, is Professor of Literacy Studies in the Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education at the University of Tennessee. He has published over 150 articles, chapters, and books, and has twice received the Albert J. Harris Award from the International Reading Association (IRA) for an outstanding contribution to the understanding of the prevention and assessment of reading disabilities. Dr. Allington has served as president of both the IRA and the Literacy Research Association. He is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
Content
Introduction to the Fourth Edition, Richard L. Allington
Introduction to the Third Edition, Michael Pressley
1. Skills Emphasis, Meaning Emphasis, and Balanced Reading Instruction: A Short History
2. Skilled Reading
3. Children Who Experience Problems in Learning to Read
4. Before Reading Words Begins
5. Learning to Recognize Words
6. Fluency
7. Vocabulary
8. Expert Literacy Teaching in the Primary Grades, with Ruth Wharton-McDonald
9. The Need for Increased Comprehension Instruction
10. Motivation and Literacy
11. Concluding Reflections
Appendix: Landmarks in Development of Literacy Competence (or, What Happens When)
Author Index
Subject Index
Introduction to the Third Edition, Michael Pressley
1. Skills Emphasis, Meaning Emphasis, and Balanced Reading Instruction: A Short History
2. Skilled Reading
3. Children Who Experience Problems in Learning to Read
4. Before Reading Words Begins
5. Learning to Recognize Words
6. Fluency
7. Vocabulary
8. Expert Literacy Teaching in the Primary Grades, with Ruth Wharton-McDonald
9. The Need for Increased Comprehension Instruction
10. Motivation and Literacy
11. Concluding Reflections
Appendix: Landmarks in Development of Literacy Competence (or, What Happens When)
Author Index
Subject Index