Contemporary Readings in Literacy Education

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• Article AbstractsPrefaceAcknowledgementsAdvisory BoardSection I: Planning and Organizing Literacy Instruction1. The Reading Wars - P. David Pearson2. Johnny Won’t Read And Susie Won’t Either: Reading Instruction And Student Resistance - Rebecca Powell, Ellyn McIntyre, and Elizabeth Rightmyer3. Releasing Responsibility - Douglas Fisher and Nancy FreySection II: The Assessment / Instruction Relationship4. How Classroom Assessments Improve Learning - Thomas R. Guskey 5. Principles For Literacy Assessment - Peter Johnston and Paula Costello6. Behind Test Scores: What Struggling Readers Really Need - Sheila W. Valencia and Marsha Riddle BulySection III: Word Recognition7. What Can I Say Besides “Sound It Out?” Coaching Word Recognition In Beginning Reading - Kathleen F. Clark8. Helping Children Link Sound To Print - Laurice M. Joseph 9. Phonemes In Use: Multiple Activities For A Critical Process - Patrick C. Manyak10. Teaching Spelling In The Primary Grades: A National Survey Of Instructional Practices And Adaptations - Steve Graham, Paul Morphy, Karen R. Harris, Barbara Fink-Chorzempa, Bruce Saddler, Susan Moran, Linda MasonSection IV: Fluency11. Fluency: Bridge Between Decoding And Reading Comprehension - J. J. Pikulski and D. J. Chard12. Developing Reading Fluency with Repeated Reading - W. J. Therrien and R. M. Kubina 13. Fluency: A Review Of Developmental And Remedial Practices - M. Kuhn and S. StahlSection V: Vocabulary Development and Academic Language14. Nine Things Every Teacher Should Know About Words And Vocabulary Instruction - Karen Bromley15. Ten Important Words Plus: A Strategy For Building Word Knowledge - Ruth Helen Yopp and Hallie Kay Yopp16. Vocabulary Assessment: What We Know And What We Need To Learn - D. P. Pearson, E. H. Hiebert, and M. L. Kamil17. Teacher Practices And Perspectives For Developing Academic Language - J. ZwiersSection VI: Comprehension18. Scaffolding Students’ Comprehension Of Text - Kathleen F. Clark and Michael F. Graves19. What Every Teacher Needs To Know About Comprehension - Laura S. Pardo20. Teaching Expository Text Structures Through Information Trade Book Retellings - Barbara Moss21. New Dimensions Of Content Area Literacy: Not Just For Secondary Teachers Anymore - Karen D. WoodSection VII: Adolescent Literacy22. Rethinking Middle School Reading Instruction: A Basic Literacy Activity - W. E. Blanton, K. D. Wood, and D. B. Taylor23. Evaluating the Interventions For Struggling Adolescent Readers - D. Fisher and G. IveySection VIII: Writing24. Supporting Independent Writing: A Continuum of Writing Instruction - Marva Cappello25. Beyond Strategies: Teacher Practice, Writing Process, And The Influence Of Inquiry - Anne Whitney, Sheridan Blau, Alison Bright, Rosemary Cabe, Tim Dewar, Jason Levin, Roseanne Macias, and Paul Rogers26. Writing, 1999 to 2004 Writing Into the 21st Century: An Overview of Research on Writing, 1999 to 2004 - M. M. Juzwik, et alSection IX: Working with English Language Learners27. Language Education: Past, Present And Future - S. Krashen28. Teaching English Learners: What The Research Does--And Does Not—Say - C. N. Goldenberg29. A Framework For Robust Literacy Instruction For English Learners - Patrick C. Manyak30. English Learners: Key Issues - R.R Verdugo and B. FloresSection X: Differentiating Instruction / Universal Access31. Reconcilable Differences? Standards-Based Teaching and Differentiation - Carol Ann Tomlinson32. Differentiating Standards-Based Education for Students with Diverse Needs - J. J. Hoover and J.R. PattonSection XI: Trends: New Literacies / Multiple Literacies33. Discussing New Literacies - Michele Knobel and Colin Lankshear34. Finding Space And Time For The Visual In K-12 Literacy Instruction - D.D. Hassett and M.B. Schieble35. Literacy Inquiry And Pedagogy Through A Photographic Lens - Marva Cappello and Sandra Hollingsworth36. Multimodality and Literacy In School Classrooms - C. JewittReferences and EndnotesInternet ResourcesIndexAbout the Editors