Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Sixth Edition

Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK-12 learners succ [...]
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Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK-12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of literacy, the needs of specific populations, motivation, assessment, approaches to organizing instruction, and more. Each chapter features bulleted previews of key points; reviews of the research evidence; recommendations for best practices in action, including examples from exemplary classrooms; and engagement activities that help teachers apply the knowledge and strategies they have learned.New to This Edition*Incorporates the latest research findings and instructional practices.*Chapters on new topics: developmental word study and the physiological, emotional, and behavioral foundations of literacy learning.*Chapters offering fresh, expanded perspectives on writing and vocabulary.*Increased attention to timely issues: classroom learning communities, teaching English learners, and the use of digital tools and multimodal texts.