This book introduces pre-service and in-service teachers to the most current theories and methods for teaching reading to children in elementary schools. The methods presented are based on scientific findings that have been tested in many classrooms.
This book introduces pre-service and in-service teachers to the most current theories and methods for teaching reading to children in elementary schoo...
This text addresses instructional issues and provides a wealth of classroom strategies to help all middle and secondary teachers effectively enable their students to develop both content concepts and strategies for continued learning. The goal is to help teachers model, through excellent instruction, the importance of lifelong content-area learning. This working textbook provides students maximum interaction with the information, strategies, and examples presented in each chapter. Each chapter includes a graphic organizer, a chapter overview, a Think Before Reading Activity, one or...
This text addresses instructional issues and provides a wealth of classroom strategies to help all middle and secondary teachers effectively enable...
This text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the Handbook of Research on Teaching the English Language Arts, Second Edition. An introduction, designed to give K-12 teachers an understanding of the basic categories and functions of research in teaching, is followed by chapters addressing teacher professionalism and the rise of "multiple literacies"; empirical research; longitudinal studies; case studies; ethnography; teacher research; teacher inquiry into literacy, social justice, and power; synthesis research; fictive...
This text makes available in a concise format the chapters comprising the research methodology section of the Handbook of Research on Teaching the ...
In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, the Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts focuses on multiple ways in which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. The handbook explores the possibilities of broadening current conceptualizations of literacy to include the full array of the communicative arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing) and to focus on the visual arts of drama, dance, film, art, video, and computer technology. The communicative and visual arts encompass everything from novels and...
In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, the Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and...
This is the first research handbook to address all dimensions of diversity that have an impact on literacy achievement. Leading experts examine how teaching and learning intersect with cultural and language differences and socioeconomic disparities in today's increasingly diverse schools and communities. The volume weaves compelling research findings together with theory, policy considerations, and discussions of exemplary instructional practices. It offers fresh perspectives on such topics as family literacy, multiliteracies, drawing on cultural resources in the classroom, factors that...
This is the first research handbook to address all dimensions of diversity that have an impact on literacy achievement. Leading experts examine how...
This teacher-friendly guide is packed with motivating lessons designed to improve the content learning and literacy skills of English language learners (ELLs) in K-8. Offering research-supported strategies that teachers can implement immediately, the book explains how to use content-area texts to support ELLs' growth in five crucial areas: comprehension, pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, and grammar.
This hands-on volume is: *Unique: Demonstrates how to build ELLs' literacy skills and content knowledge simultaneously.*Effective: Research-supported strategies align with both TESOL and...
This teacher-friendly guide is packed with motivating lessons designed to improve the content learning and literacy skills of English language lear...
Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers...
Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to mot...
In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, the Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and Visual Arts focuses on multiple ways in which learners gain access to knowledge and skills. The handbook explores the possibilities of broadening current conceptualizations of literacy to include the full array of the communicative arts (reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing) and to focus on the visual arts of drama, dance, film, art, video, and computer technology. The communicative and visual arts encompass everything from novels and...
In an era characterized by the rapid evolution of the concept of literacy, the Handbook of Research on Teaching Literacy Through the Communicative and...
A collection of research-based literacy strategies that can be implemented to help students develop science vocabulary, comprehend science textbooks and other reading materials, and engage in writing assignments that lead to better understanding of the subject.
A collection of research-based literacy strategies that can be implemented to help students develop science vocabulary, comprehend science textbooks a...
"How many times have you heard 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' . . . In this text, Lapp, Wolsey, Wood, and Johnson make a vital connection between reading words and the role of graphics. They demonstrate how teachers and students can blend the two such that great learning occurs in every classroom, every day."
--DOUGLAS FISHER Coauthor of Rigorous Reading
Imagine you are a fourth grader, reading about our solar system for the first time. Or you're a high school student, asked to compare survival in Suzanne Collin's The Hunger...
"How many times have you heard 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' . . . In this text, Lapp, Wolsey, Wood, and Johnson make a vital connecti...
