Best Practices in Literacy Instruction, Sixth Edition

• Author(s): Lesley Mandel Morrow, Linda B. Gambrell,
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Pages: 460
• ISBN_10: 1462536778
  ISBN_13: 9781462536771
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Education / Schools / Levels / Elementary , Education / Schools / Levels / Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) , Education / Teaching / General , Education / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics , Education / Teaching / Subjects / Language Arts , Education / Professional Development , Juvenile Nonfiction / Language Arts / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy , Language Arts & Disciplines / Reading Skills ,

Description:... 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.