Issues And Trends In Literacy Education

Richard Robinson

• 18 juli 2011
• 9780132316415

Samenvatting:

In the new Fifth Edition of this widely popular book, well-respected authors Dick Robinson, Mike McKenna, and Kristin Conradi have masterfully compiled the opinions and positions of today’s leading researchers and writers on many crucial aspects of reading and writing education–presenting the most current information available.

The scrupulously researched articles and readings cover the topics of word recognition, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, English learners, literacy coaching, adolescent literacy, technology and literacy, writing, and response to intervention. At the beginning of each chapter, the authors provide an introduction to the leading issues currently being addressed and then present the wide variety of opinions and positions drawn from some of today’s leading researchers and writers in the field of literacy.

This new edition . . .

· Is completely revised to include all new, current articles.

· Includes references to the latest literacy research.

· Provides references to the latest teaching practices and procedures.

· Features the work of the most respected authors in the field of literacy.

· Includes a new chapter featuring the latest information on English as a second language.

· Includes a new chapter presenting the latest thinking on technology and literacy education.

In Issues and Trends in Literacy Education, 5/e, well-respected authors Dick Robinson Mike McKenna, and Kristin Conradi pull together the research and opinions of some of today’s leading literacy educators to give readers an authoritative look at all crucial aspects of reading and writing education. This edition is completely revised to include all new, current articles and readings, including new chapters on English language learners and technology, and the scrupulously researched material meets the NCATE/International Reading Association requirements for accreditation of graduate reading programs.