Successful Reading Instruction
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2002
201 pages
978-1-60752-786-2 (ISBN)
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This volume and the conference that gave rise to its chapters were conceived as a means of investigating how to translate important sets of research findings in reading and reading instruction into practice. The goal was to determine how best to implement what we know and how to make the most informed judgments in those cases where research offers less guidance. Topics for inclusion were selected for their high priority in terms of practice or policy: for their potential for making a substantial difference in reading instruction. The chapter authors were encouraged to think of K¿12 practitioners and policymakers at local, state, and national levels as their intended audience. They were to endeavor to explain and interpret the latest and most promising research in reading and its instruction in a manner useful to the teachers and other leaders responsible for passing along to students the benefits of what has been learned about reading. That is, the authors were to focus on what...
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Michael L. Kamil | JoAnn B. Manning | Herbert J. Walberg
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01/2002
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview
- Part I Reading Research and Assessment
- Chapter 2 Successful Uses of Computer Technology for Reading Instruction
- Chapter 3 How Can Children be Taught to Comprehend Text Better
- Chapter 4 Interventions for Children Experiencing Early Reading Difficulties
- Chapter 5 From Policy to Practice: Using Literacy Standards in Early Reading Instruction
- Part II Reading Instruction and Practice
- Chapter 6 Improving Reading Achievement Through Professional Developement
- Chapter 7 Reading in Discipline/Context Materials
- Chapter 8 Engagement and Motivation in Reading Instruction
- Chapter 9 Good First Teaching: making the Critical Difference for All Students
- Chapter 10 Conclusions and Recommendations
- About the Authors
