3rd Edition

Literacy in Grades 4-8 Best Practices for a Comprehensive Program

430 Pages
by Routledge

420 Pages
by Routledge

420 Pages
by Routledge

Comprehensive yet succinct and readable, Literacy in Grades 4-8, Third Edition offers a wealth of practical ideas to help preservice and practicing teachers create a balanced and comprehensive literacy program while exploring the core topics and issues of literacy in grades 4 through 8. It addresses teaching to standards; differentiating instruction for readers and writers; motivating... Read more
Preface Chapter One A Comprehensive Program for Grades 4-8 Chapter Two Assessment of Progress in Literacy Chapter Three Fostering Oral Language Chapter Four Vocabulary Instruction Chapter Five Reading Comprehension Chapter Six Writing Instruction Chapter Seven Literacy in the Content Areas Chapter Eight Fluency Chapter Nine Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Classrooms Chapter Ten Fostering Literacy in and Beyond the Classroom Chapter Eleven Connecting School and Home Chapter Twelve Literacy in Grades 4-8.

Biography

Nancy Lee Cecil is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.

Joan P. Gipe is Professor Emerita, University of New Orleans, and Lecturer, California State University, Sacramento, USA. 

Marcy E. Merrill is Professor of Education, California State University, Sacramento, USA.