Teaching Reading In Today's Elementary Schools Book

This market-leading text sets the standard for reading instruction and provides preservice teachers with extensive coverage of strategies, examples, and study devices. The book balances new approaches to reading--such as language arts integration and emergent literacy/literacy as a continuum--with the more traditional foundations of strong skills and phonics instruction. Coverage of current topics includes assessment standards, teaching diverse learners, technology and the teaching of literacy, and the role of parent-teacher communication in student success. *Expanded and clarified coverage of phonics and word recognition strategies includes a user-friendly appendix for even greater accessibility.*The "Teaching Strategies Review for PRAXIS" chart includes textual references to assist teacher candidates as they prepare for reading exams.*The Teaching Reading Student CD-ROM contains videos of classroom situations accompanied by questions to stimulate student reflection and critical thinking.Read More