First edition published: Newark, Delaware: International Reading Association, 2012, under title Literacy and learning lessons from a longtime teacher.
Language and literacy instruction in English needs to begin early and continue throughout the elementary years. This new book in the Practitioners Bookshelf Series provides research-based, best practices for developing...
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"This Writing and Reading Assessment Profile is an informal assessment tool that enables teachers to collect information on their children's literacy development and behaviours.
With all the controversy and confusion over "best practice" issues in teaching reading, someone with the necessary experience, the ability to take the long view, and most of all...
Literacy Coaching gets into the nitty-gritty, offering experience-honed advice on these and numerous other important coaching functions: gathering materials, gaining entry, and getting started, taking notes while observing teachers and ...
What makes a teacher outstanding? More than anything, it's a way of being with kids in the classroom that lets them know they're smart and capable of high achievement. When...
... 625) and repeated readings (Mathes and Fuchs 1993, 239; Mercer, Campbell, Miller, Mercer, and Lane 2000, 186; Samuels 1979, 758; Vadasy and Sanders 2008, 955) are effective methods for increasing students' reading fluency.
"Early Literacy Essentials: Preparing Your Child for Success" is a valuable pamphlet. Its concise, easy-to-use format presents parents with a wealth of games and activities to promote early literacy skills.
"This core text introduces pre-service teachers to the essential components of literacy and describes how to effectively deliver explicit, evidence-based instruction on each component"--
The teacher was successful because she reached out to other adults for support and even involved the students as co-learners and ... As with much of the new media and technology, the rate of change is so fast that nobody is an expert in ...